M50 Business Park, Ballymount Avenue, Co. Dublin, D12YP1D
Retention of a change of use to commercial car sales, staff cabin, and site works at M50 Business Park.
SD25A/0194W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 August 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0194W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 21 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of a portion of the site to commercial use for selling motor vehicles. The application also includes retaining a 48.77 sq.m staff cabin, new hardstanding areas, a retaining wall with railings, palisade fencing, and signage.
- Floor area
- 49 m²
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Official record
Development description
The retention of the change of use for the portion of site highlighted on the accompanying drawings into commercial use for the sale of motor vehicles. The retention of the additional staff cabin accommodation of 48.77 sq. M gross floor area, clad in aluminium to selected colours to match the adjacent main car showroom building the retention of the following site works; creation of new hard standing areas for the parking of cars, the construction of a new retaining wall boundary with railings over to the east, the erection of new palisade fencing and gate to delineate the new from existing site, removal of existing foliage the retention of building signage displaying company name and logo of 4.2 sq. M
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Elmcastle Court, Greenhills Rd, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 499 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 August 2025
- Decision due15 October 2025
- Decision issued15 October 2025
- Grant issued24 November 2025
- Permission expiry23 November 2030
In the area
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- Granted50 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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SD19A/0141South DublinLodged 23 Apr 2019Alterations
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