Planning precedent report

Retention of change of use of 423 sqm of warehouse

The development is for a change of use of an existing industrial premises of 2414 sq. metres, approved as warehouse and offices, to use as a motor sales, maintenance, spare parts outlet with ancillary reception and offices. The building will contain showers and locker facilities for staff. Permission is also sought to carry out alterations to the external elevations of the building, erect signage and construct an external car washing facility and temporary storage facility. The existing vehicular entrance, and service rear yard will be retained and the on-site car parking of 35 spaces will be removed and replaced with 48 spaces. (16 to the front, including 4 no. charging points available to customers and test drive vehicles, with bicycle parking and 2 accessible parking spaces and 32 spaces in the rear secure yard including 4 no. charging points for operational use). Minimal internal demolitions are required to effect the change of use as well as external changes to the site.

The development will consist of a 250 Sq.M. single storey freezer room extension and screening fence onto the North-West elevation, along with all necessary and associated site works including alterations to the car park layout. AI Rcvd 27/09/2024

We Rohan Holdings Ltd, intend to apply for Planning Permission for Amendments to the works permitted under Reg Ref: FW22A/0143 including the amalgamation of the units and a part change of use to provide for maintenance of vehicles. Amendments to the layouts include the reduction in width and increase in depth of the overall building, the removal of the loading docks, the addition of a rear lean-to within the service yard to incorporate an open storage area and wash bay, and minor modifications to the internal layout resulting in an additional 230 square meters of floor area. Amendments to the elevations includes five grade doors to the side and 3 grade doors to the rear. Amendments to the site include a reduction in parking and associated site development works on a 0.98 hectare site at North City Business Park (ie lands north of Cappagh Road), Cappogue, Finglas, Dublin 11

The development will consist of the provision of a single storey building (up to a maximum height of c. 14.1m) (with canopied area) comprising a motor sales showroom (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces) and a service garage/workshop (and associated ancillary spaces) with a total gross floor area of c. 2,513 sq.m., detached valeting and wash bay facilities, and a standalone ESB substation and switchroom (c. 22 sq m). The development will also comprise: illuminated signage on the northern, southern and eastern elevations (c. 20.02 sq m, c. 15.22 sq m and c. 14.42 sq m, respectively); a free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon sign (c. 14.4 sq m); 3 No. flag poles with double-sided flags on each (c. 32.4 sq m total); alterations to the land's existing entry/exit point onto North City Business Park estate road and 2 No. entry/exit points onto an existing access road to the site's western boundary (constructed under FCC Reg. Ref. FW22A/0143, which was subsequently amended by FCC Reg. Ref. FW23A/0050); customer and staff car parking; motorcycle parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; fuel dispense area; green roofs; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments, gates, fencing, walls and bollards; SUDs measures; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); ancillary plant; and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground.

Additional mezzanine floor area within an existing warehouse unit and adding a new external prefabricated unit, adding a total of 989 sqm to the existing warehouse unit area, upgrade of the rear boundary fence and gates to the east and west with 2no heavy duty sliding gates and visual reduced look through fencing, and solar panel areas (approximately 1531 sqm) at roof level and all associated site development works on a 0.98 hectare site at North City Business Park, Cappoge, Finglas, Dublin 11 at units A4a and A4b Additional Information Received 19/03/2026