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South Dublin County Council · SD25A/0268W · Permission

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

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SD25A/0268W is a planning application for permission at Apex Hub, Calmount Road and Ballymount Avenue, Ballymount Industrial Estate, Dublin 12, received by South Dublin County Council on 4 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 17 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 9 Dec 2025. A commencement notice (SN0014146SD) was lodged on 12 May 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned C2.1 — economic development and employment under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 32 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 23 Jan 2026 closed 232 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (17 Dec 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

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.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 17 Dec 2025
Final grant
4 Feb 2026
Permission expires
3 Feb 2031
Floor area
441 m²
Site (from polygon)
3,916 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 4 Nov 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 9 Dec 2025
  • 17 Dec 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 23 Jan 2026

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0014146SD
    12 May 2026Apex Hub, Calmount Road, Ballymount Industrial Estate, Dublin 12, Dublin, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • EPA-licensed facility · 3
    Galco Steel Limited; Ballymount Baling Station; Nurendale (Ballymount)
  • Radon risk area · 4
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 115839). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/69222.

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