GrantedCommercialDecided 29 June 2023

Unit C7 (Eircode D09 R5WY) & C8 (Eircode D09 XV58), Gulliver's Retail Park, Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9

Amalgamation of two retail units at Gulliver's Retail Park with a new mezzanine and signage.

F23A/0046 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 2 June 2023

Reference: F23A/0046
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission and Retention
Received: 2 June 2023

Summary

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The project involves merging Units C7 and C8 by removing an internal wall, installing a 591 sqm mezzanine in Unit C8, and replacing existing signage with a single unified sign. Retention permission is also sought for previous internal stair modifications and a minor mezzanine floor area increase in Unit C7.

Commercialretailmezzanineretention

Floor area: 604 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission and retention permission at units c7 (eircode d09 r5wy) & c8 (eircode d09 xv58), gulliver's retail park, northwood avenue, santry, dublin
The development will consist of: the provision of a mezzanine (591 sqm) with unit c8; removal of a section of the existing internal wall between unit c7 and unit c8 to amalgamate both units, provision of 3no. Stairs and 1no. Lift, replacement of existing signage on unit c7 and unit c8 with a single sign (c. 14.6sqm) provided at the centre of the new amalgamated unit, provision of ancillary facilities to include an office, canteen, wc, customer toilets, communications room, store and all associated works. Retention permission is sought within unit c7 permitted under reg. Ref f08a/0757 for development consisting of the removal of a stairs, relocation of a stairs and minor changes to the mezzanine level resulting in a 13sqm net increase in floor area. Ai received 25/05/23 ai deemed significant ** revised public notices received 2/6/2023

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%14,401
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

MRE - Metro and Rail Economic CorridorRE

“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 14 June 2024.

Notified floor area: 2,663 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Cedarview, Northwood, Santry Demesne	Oct 2025	€611,000	294 m
Apt 1, Block A Birch Wood View, Northwood Avenueprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€7,400,000	327 m
33 Lymewood Mews, Santry Demesne, Santry Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€352,000	398 m
58 Lymewood Mews, Santry, Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€425,000	398 m
5 Lymewood Mews, North Wood, Santry Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€282,000	398 m
17 Lymewood Mews, North Wood, Santry Dublin 9	Mar 2026	€350,000	398 m
85 Lymewood Mews, Santry, Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€385,000	398 m
4 Northwood Green, Santry, Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€535,000	439 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 received2 June 2023
Decision due29 June 2023
Decision issued29 June 2023

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