GrantedChange of useDecided 2 April 2025

Unit 40, Fashion City, M50 Business Park, Ballymount Avenue, Ballymount, Dublin 24, D24 HF63

Change of use and expansion of a commercial unit for sports equipment manufacturing.

SD24A/0285 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 March 2025

Reference: SD24A/0285
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 14 March 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought to change the use of the ground floor to light industrial for sports equipment manufacture, including testing and display areas. The project also proposes a new first floor for electric buggy repair and a canteen, a new second floor for storage, and new signage.

Change of useindustrialchange of usecommercialsignage

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 2,645 m²

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Official record

Development description

(i) change of use of ground floor (1,002 sq. M gross) from wholesale light manufacturing uses for the clothing trade to light industrial with ancillary testing area (fitting rooms, club building workshop putting and chipping greens and fitting bays) for sports equipment manufacture and an area of display of golf equipment and clothing/accessories for wholesale, together with associated/ancillary reception area, refuse storage, bicycle parking (5 no. Spaces) and circulation. (ii) provision of a new first floor of 833 sq. M gross for use as light industrial use to facilitate electric buggy repair (428 sq. M) and staff canteen (75 sq. M), together with associated/ancillary circulation (iii) provision of a new second floor of 810 sq. M gross for use as storage, including plant. (v) minor amendments to roof to facilitate aov's and air extract ducts (vi) 1 no. New non-illuminated sign of 20.2 sq. M on the south-west (rear) elevation and 1 no. Illuminated (blacklit) sign at fascia level to the north-east elevation 2.15 sq. M.

Land-use zoning

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EESI

“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Elmcastle Court, Greenhills Rd, Dublin 24not full market price	Feb 2025	€405,000	349 m
1 Tamarisk Dr, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24not full market price	Dec 2025	€92,700	371 m
34a Tamarisk Ave, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€485,000	376 m
5 Tamarisk Walk, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€475,000	376 m
49b Forest Drive, Kingswood, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€450,000	425 m
7 Tamarisk Close, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€436,000	484 m

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Key dates

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Application received14 March 2025
Decision due10 April 2025
Decision issued2 April 2025
Permission expiry15 May 2030

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