Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 17 December 2025

Apex Hub, Calmount Road and Ballymount Avenue, Ballymount Industrial Estate, Dublin 12

Construction of a two-storey drive-thru cafe and restaurant unit in Ballymount.

SD25A/0268W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 November 2025

Reference
SD25A/0268W
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
4 November 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The project consists of a standalone two-storey cafe/restaurant unit of 441 sqm with an ancillary drive-thru lane. The development includes outdoor seating, parking spaces with EV chargers, and associated signage.

Commercialcommercialdrive thrurestaurant
Storeys
2
Floor area
441 m²

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Development description

The construction of a two storey stand-alone café/restaurant unit, with an overall height of c. 8m and a gross floor area of 441 sq. M, and associated ancillary drive thru lane, located to south of the permitted apex hub at ballymount industrial estate (permitted under reg. Ref. : sd22a/0099 as amended); the ancillary drive-thru lane, includes a canopy and service hatch on the northwestern elevation side of the unit, a height restrictor / entrance barrier on the access lane and a 3.5m wide drive-thru lane; the proposal includes associated drive-thru signage consisting of 1 no. Directional sign, 1 no. Order station, and 2 no. Menu boards/advertisement signs and tenant signage on the southeastern, northeastern and northwestern elevations; the development includes associated soft and hard landscaping, associated outdoor seating area and external bin store for the proposed café/restaurant unit; the development includes a total of 19 no. Car parking spaces including 4 no. Ev spaces, 2 no. Accessible spaces and 3 no. Staff parking spaces, waiting area, bin store and 10 no. Cycle parking spaces; the development includes the repositioning of 2 no. Permitted pedestrian crossing to the east of the site (permitted under reg. Ref. : sd22a/0099); and all associated development. The proposed café/restaurant, with associated ancillary drive-thru lane, supersedes the permitted café unit on the subject site under reg. Ref. : sd22a/0099.

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

Timeline

  1. Application received4 November 2025
  2. Decision due7 January 2026
  3. Decision issued17 December 2025
  4. Permission expiry3 February 2031

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