Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 24 November 2025

Site No. 604, Jordanstown Road, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.

Change of use from a warehouse to a waste transfer station with extensions in Rathcoole.

SD25A/0166W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 September 2025

Reference
SD25A/0166W
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
18 September 2025

Summary

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The application proposes changing the use of a permitted 1,793 sqm warehouse structure to a waste transfer station. The plans include extending the facility to 1,886 sqm, making elevational and roof modifications, and adding a second-floor plant room.

Change of usewaste managementindustrialamendment
Floor area
1,886 m²

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the warehouse development permitted under south dublin county council reg. Ref. Sd23a/0342 (as amended by south dublin county council reg. Ref. Sd24a/0260w and sd25a/0063w). The amendments principally comprise a change of use of the permitted structure (1,793 sq m) from warehouse to waste transfer station and its extension to provide a facility with a gross floor area of 1,886 sq m; internal modifications at ground floor level (8 sq m) and at first floor level (6 sq m); elevational changes including an additional fire escape door, modifications to roof design, additional plant room at second floor level (31 sq m), along with its related stair core (24 sq m), extension of stair core to roof level (24 sq m), and provision of an antenna at roof level which increases the maximum height to 17.75m; the omission of the permitted underground sprinkler water holding tank, and pumphouse with lobby enclosure; provision of an enclosed ground level water tank and pump booster; provision of an outdoor smoking shelter; modifications to boundary treatments, gates and hard landscaping arrangements; provision of a screened recycling store; and all associated site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

EESI
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received18 September 2025
  2. Decision due26 November 2025
  3. Decision issued24 November 2025
  4. Permission expiry13 January 2031

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