Oakway Test Centre, Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 KDN8
GrantedPlanning application SD25A/0283
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
Alterations to the building to facilitate the conversion of the existing Test Centre into a ''Drive - Through'' Test Centre in line with incoming RSA/CVRT regulatory policy. The alterations are mostly internal, including the re-positioning of partitions and the vehicular test equipment to facilitate the proposed 'drive - through' circulation route. Externally, there are alterations to the front facade including the removal of the glazed screen of the existing disused showroom and the insertion in that area of two new vehicular openings that will be similar to the one existing vehicular opening.
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Application received
19 Nov 2025
Decision: Grant Permission
21 Jan 2026
Decision due
22 Jan 2026
Grant issued
24 Feb 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Oakway Test Centre, Lower Ballymount Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 KDN8
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Eircode
- D12 KDN8
- Site Area
- 450 ha
- Floor Area
- 136 sq m
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 November 2025
- Status
- Final Grant
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision Date
- 21 January 2026
- Grant Date
- 24 February 2026
- Permission Expires
- 23 February 2031
Location
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