Meakstown Commercial Centre, Melville Road, Meakstown, Dublin 11.
Construction of a standalone café or restaurant unit.
F18A/0281 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 July 2018
- Reference
- F18A/0281
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the construction of a standalone café/restaurant unit at Meakstown Commercial Centre. The unit will be located on Melville Road.
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
The construction of a standalone café/restaurant unit with an overall
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Fingal County Council
85% granted
of 743 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Fingal County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- All categories in Fingal County Council
- 83%12,342
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 54 Melville Cove, Cityside, Meakstown Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 25 m |
| 59 Melville Cove, Cityside, Meakstown | Jan 2026 | €372,000 | 30 m |
| 64 Melville Cove, Meakstown, Finglas Dublin 11 | May 2025 | €352,000 | 30 m |
| 71 Melville Cove, Meakstown, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €451,000 | 66 m |
| 12 Melville Rise, Cityside, Meakstown Dublin 11 | May 2025 | €415,000 | 93 m |
| 12 Melville Park, Jamestown Rd, Meakstown Dublin 11 | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 157 m |
| 15 Melville Cove, Cityside, Meakstown Dublin 11 | Jan 2025 | €280,000 | 169 m |
| 13 Mellville Square, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 215 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 received24 July 2018
- Further information requested13 July 2018
- Further information received24 July 2018
- Decision due20 August 2018
- Decision issued17 August 2018
- Grant issued24 September 2018
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