GrantedAlterationsDecided 29 May 2019

Lands located in Ballymun at the site bounded by Balbutcher Lane, Balcurris Road and the R108 (Ballymun Main Street) Ballymun, Dublin 11, and also the Horizons Centre, Balcurris Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11

Amendments to a permitted mixed-use development in Ballymun, focusing on the food store and office portion of Block 3.

2686/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 April 2019

Reference: 2686/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 April 2019

Summary

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The proposed changes include repositioning the trolley shelter, adding electric vehicle parking spaces, and reducing overall parking from 127 to 120 spaces. It also includes adding two new external air conditioning compounds and removing a ground floor void to increase the first-floor area.

Alterationsretailofficeparking

Floor area: 50 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission on lands located in ballymun at the site bounded by balbutcher lane, balcurris road and the r108 (ballymun main street), ballymun, dublin 11 and also the horizons centre, balcurris road, ballymun, dublin 11, for: amendments to the mixed-use development, granted planning permission under pa ref: 3960/17. The amendments relate to the food store and office portion (block
Of the overall development. The numbered amendments below cross reference to the submitted plans. Amendments to block
(1) trolley shelter is repositioned within the car park; (2) electric vehicle parking spaces are added to the car park; (3) overall parking numbers reduce from 127 to 120 spaces to account for movement of trolley bay and inclusion of parent and child and disabled parking spaces; (4) the inclusion of new external air conditioning compound (ac) of 50 sqms to service the supermarket; (5) the inclusion of a new ac compound to service the offices of 15 sqms; (6) permitted void over ground floor entrance lobby to be removed increasing the first floor area to circa 710 sqms; (7) addition of lobbies to comply with fire safety requirements; (8) additional glass spandrels added at first and proposed new second floor in office portion of the development with a gfa of 710 sqms; (9) soffit level lowered on east elevation; (10) window removed at ground floor level of south elevation; (11) extent of screen mesh reduced on the north elevation; (12) additional windows added on west elevation to allow for the new second floor of offices; (13) gable end of food store amended to follow the slope of the roof; (14) metal cladding replaced with render finish in grey. The total proposed office space would be 1,420 sqms. The total gfa of block 3 (excluding the external plant areas noted above) increases from 3,293sqms to circa 4,007 sqms

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 Oile�in Na Crann�ige, Ballymunprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€244,934	126 m
46 Oileain Na Crannoiga, Ballymun, Dublin 11price excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€232,800	126 m
42 Oileain Na Crannoige, Ballymun, Dublin 11price excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€260,300	126 m
38 Oile�in Na Crann�ige, Ballymun, Dublin 11price excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€239,570	126 m
23 The Plaza, Shangan Rd, Ballymun Dublin 9	May 2026	€221,000	132 m
17 The Plaza, Ballymun, Dublin	May 2025	€265,000	140 m
19 The Plaza, Ballymun, Dublin 9	Oct 2025	€280,000	140 m
63 The Plaza, Ballymun, Dublin 11	Jun 2025	€267,000	141 m

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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

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Application received4 April 2019
Decision due29 May 2019
Decision issued29 May 2019
Grant issued5 July 2019

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