Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Change of use from light industrial to a car sales facility following fire damage.
SD26A/0086W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 April 2026
- Reference
- SD26A/0086W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from light industrial to a car sales facility. The existing reception and office building will be retained, and new facilities will be established on the site following a previous fire that destroyed the main roof.
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
Change of use from light industrial to car sales facility, existing reception and office building retained for sales and all boundary walls surrounding the site retained, previous fire destroyed main roof and site cleaned to allow new facilities and all associated site 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneview Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinsontownprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €17,337,516 | 120 m |
| Stoneview, Walkinstown House, Ballymount Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €60,768,277 | 120 m |
| 7 Walkinstown Crescent, Dublin 12, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 135 m |
| 19a Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Apr 2025 | €392,000 | 167 m |
| C 1 Ballymount Sq, Ballymount Rd, Walkinstown Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €335,000 | 176 m |
| Apartment 4 Block B, Ballymount Square, Walkinstown | Sept 2025 | €351,000 | 200 m |
| 2c Ballymount Sq, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €376,000 | 207 m |
| 72 Walkinstown Crescent, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €499,000 | 240 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 received2 April 2026
- Decision due27 May 2026
- Decision issued26 May 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
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- WithdrawnAt this site
Material change of use of an existing industrial unit to a gym and martial arts training facility and a…
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SD23A/0218South DublinLodged 5 Sept 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Increase height of existing industrial/storage unit to provide additional office and storage areas
Unit 4B, Old Sawmills, Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12.
SD07A/0946South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2008Industrial
- Granted30 m away
Erection of a wall, 28.4 metres long x 2.4 metres high and a side gate along the eastern site boundary
Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD20A/0181South DublinLodged 23 Jul 2020Alterations
- Granted30 m away
New warehouse/light industrial unit extension to the northern side of their existing unit
Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD05A/0221South DublinLodged 14 Jun 2005Industrial
- Granted30 m away
203sq.m., 8.3m. high light industrial unit to the northern side of their existing unit
Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
SD06A/0053South DublinLodged 8 May 2006Industrial
- Granted40 m away
First floor office extension to west side of existing building
Ballymount Road, Dublin 12.
S00A/0103South DublinLodged 21 Feb 2000Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Second floor showroom extension over the existing front showroom building
Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD03A/0802South DublinLodged 31 Oct 2003Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Second floor showroom extension over the existing front showroom building
Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
SD03A/0183South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2003Commercial
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