Frank Keane Motors, John F Kennedy Drive, John F Kennedy Industrial Estate, Dublin 12
Extension to a car workshop at Frank Keane Motors in Dublin 12.
SD22A/0478 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 December 2022
- Reference
- SD22A/0478
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 December 2022
- Floor area
- 352 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a 352 sqm extension to the existing car workshop to provide additional car servicing, valet, and wash bays. It also includes the reconfiguration of the adjoining external compound, which involves removing 16 car storage spaces.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Extension of 352sqm to the existing car workshop located to the rear of the existing car showroom to provide additional car servicing, valet and wash bays. Reconfiguration of the adjoining external compound car storage area, including the removal of 16 storage car parking spaces to accommodate the proposed extension, revised and extended building elevations and all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 7 December 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 669.6 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nugget Cottages, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell | May 2025 | €335,000 | 309 m |
| Nugget House, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell | May 2025 | €1,005,000 | 309 m |
| Nugget House, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell | May 2025 | €335,000 | 309 m |
| 6 Robinhood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Aug 2025 | €176,000 | 360 m |
| 3 Nugget Cottages, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell | May 2025 | €335,000 | 374 m |
| Woodview, Annaghbrack, Bluebell | Jun 2025 | €280,000 | 450 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 December 2022
- Decision due23 February 2023
- Decision issued22 February 2023
- Grant issued31 March 2023
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