Unit 3, Shangan Neighbourhood Centre, Shangan Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9, D09 E527
Change of use from a retail shop to a community support services office in Ballymun.
3071/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 January 2024
- Reference
- 3071/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a ground floor retail unit into a community support services office. The space will be used by a local youth project to provide advice, education, and support regarding substance use, alongside office and group work space.
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
Permission sought for proposed change of use from retail shop to community support services office use with associated external frontage signage to existing ground floor level unit. The star project easy street team are planning on opening a support service for residents of ballymun age 10 to 28 to access support, advice, information in relation to substance use and related harms. The service will be educational, supportive, inclusive, non-judgemental. We plan to provide detached street work in the ballymun area, one to one support for local people, carry out some group work, run some social events & use the space for our office.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15, Shangan Green, Ballymun Dublin 9not full market price | Jan 2025 | €94,000 | 68 m |
| 33a Old Town Rd, Santry, Dublin 9 | Nov 2025 | €365,000 | 118 m |
| 17 Oldtown Park, Santry, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €480,000 | 192 m |
| 31, Longdale Terrace, Ballymun Dublin 9not full market price | May 2026 | €222,000 | 220 m |
| 27 Shanliss Walk, Santry, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €480,000 | 230 m |
| 12 Whiteacre Close, Ballymun, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 243 m |
| 10 Shanliss Way, Santry, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €416,000 | 248 m |
| 6a Shangan Park, Ballymun, Dublin 9 | May 2025 | €300,000 | 250 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 received22 January 2024
- Decision due15 March 2024
- Decision issued13 March 2024
- Permission expiry31 May 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
2 No. non-illuminated signs at their premises; 1 on the front of the building dimensioned 2m wide by 600mm…
Ballymun Law Centre CLG, Unit 1A Shangan Neighbourhood Centre, Shangan Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9
4653/18Dublin CityLodged 18 Dec 2018Commercial
- Invalid70 m away
The development will consist of — Subdivision of the existing site for a provision of a new two storey…
15, Shangan Green, Ballymun, Dublin 9, D09 R3P3
WEB2687/26Dublin CityLodged 7 Jul 2026New dwelling
- Awaiting decision100 m away
Planning Permission is being sought for a new dwelling on side garden lands to the existing dwelling at 44,…
44, Oldtown Road, Santry, Dublin 9
3731/18Dublin CityLodged 16 Aug 2018New dwelling
- Invalid110 m away
Planning permission is sought for games room to side of family home, relocating side boundary wall 2m high to…
44 Oldtown Road, Santry, Dublin 9
3149/20Dublin CityLodged 5 Aug 2020Extension
- Granted110 m away
The development will consist/consists of: Planning permission is sought for games room to side of family…
44, Oldtown Road, Santry, Dublin 9
3304/20Dublin CityLodged 3 Sept 2020Extension
- Granted130 m away
The development will consist of: Construction of upper storey extension with hipped roof (19sqm) over…
13, Shangan Green, Ballymun, Dublin 9, D09T1W0
2913/20Dublin CityLodged 24 Jun 2020Extension
- Granted150 m away
Two single-storey flat roof rear extensions to facilitate the amalgamation of the existing garage and rear…
54, Oldtown Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9, D09TK71
WEB2214/26Dublin CityLodged 19 May 2026Extension
- Invalid160 m away
Planning Permission for construction of a single 2 storey end of terrace dwelling with associated site works,…
68, Shangan Green, Dublin 9, D09 V4A0
WEB1056/24Dublin CityLodged 19 Jan 2024New dwelling
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for the material Change of Use from retail to professional service/office, alterations to the…
Ground floor unit (previously McCabes Off-Licence), 51-55 Mount Merrion Avenue & corner of Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
D19A/0381Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Aug 2019
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use permission at 17a/18 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Eircode D06 K7P9 situated on a corner site with…
17A/18, Rathgar Road, Dublin 6
2235/19Dublin CityLodged 11 Feb 2019
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of front two storey building from office use to retail use. [LOCATION] 59 Lower Kilmacud Road,…
59 Lower Kilmacud Road,, Stillorgan,, Co. Dublin.
D02A/0157Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Mar 2002
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
The development will consist of the change of use of the permitted first-floor retail unit (Class — (74…
first floor unit, Strand Road,, Burrow, Portmarnock,, Co. Dublin, D13 APK0
F26A/0632EFingalLodged 16 Jul 2026
- GrantedChange of use
Full planning permission for a change of use from Office use to Day Services use together with all associated…
Kevin Barry Street , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2460642MayoLodged 14 Oct 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for a material Change of Use from a retail shop unit to a professional service/office. This will…
8 Railway Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin A96 D3K2
D18A/0698Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jul 2018
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.