GrantedCommercialDecided 8 June 2026

Jones Garden Centre, Ballymadrough, Donabate, Co. Dublin, K36 DK68

Extension and conversion works at Jones Garden Centre to expand the sales area, coffee shop, and staff facilities.

F25A/1076E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 20 November 2025

Reference: F25A/1076E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 November 2025

Summary

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The development consists of a 2,160 sqm extension to the existing garden centre. This will facilitate an expanded sales area, a relocated and larger coffee shop with an outdoor landscaped garden, and new staff facilities. The existing coffee shop will also be converted to further expand the retail sales area.

Commercialretailrestaurantextension

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,160 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of conversion and extension works to the existing garden centre facility comprising the following elements
The construction of an extension (2160 m2 gfa) to the existing garden centre facility to facilitate the following: (a) the expansion of the garden centre sales area. (b) the relocation and expansion of the existing coffee shop/restaurant and associated kitchen, inclusive of the provision of new customer toilets. (c) the provision of new staff facilities comprising changing rooms, locker rooms, toilets, staff canteen and office at ground and first floor level. (d) the provision of an external landscaped garden to the rear of proposed coffee shop/restaurant. The proposed extension will consist of single and two-storey, flat and pitched roofs with heights varying between c. 3.5
8.2 m high
The conversion of the existing coffee shop/restaurant and associated kitchen to facilitate the further expansion of the garden centre sales area in its location. The total gfa of the proposed expansion of the garden centre sales area between this conversion and the proposed extension is 733 m2.3. The construction of a 2.5 m high steel canopy sheltered area (228 m2 gfa) within the existing service yard located within the of the subject site
The relocation of 2 no. Existing polytunnels (578 m2 gfa) towards the eastern boundary of the subject site to facilitate the proposed extension works
Alterations to existing car parking layout to provide 158 no. Customer car parking spaces, inclusive of 9 no. Accessible spaces, 16 no. Electric vehicle parking spaces and 2 family parking spaces together with the addition of 15 no. New motorcycle parking spaces and 30 no. Sheltered bicycle parking spaces
Provision of new staff car parking area accessed via a new service road to the rear of the proposed extension comprising 27 no. New staff car parking spaces inclusive of 1 no. Accessible space and 3 no. Electric vehicle parking spaces together with the addition of 4 no. New motorcycle parking spaces and 20 no. Sheltered bicycle parking spaces
Provision of a new percolation area and provision of new surface water design including new detention basin to facilitate the proposed development
All associated site and engineering works and landscaping works necessary to facilitate the development. Additional information received 13/05/2026

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GB - Green BeltHA

“Protect and provide for a Greenbelt”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Rossbrin House, Ballymadrough, Donabate	Nov 2025	€960,000	139 m

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Application received20 November 2025
Decision due9 June 2026
Decision issued8 June 2026

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