Unit 4, St. Brigid's Cottages Shopping Centre, Main Street, Blanchards
Retention of the change of use from an office to a gym at St. Brigid's Cottages Shopping Centre.
FW13A/0030 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 28 March 2013
- Reference
- FW13A/0030
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 28 March 2013
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to continue using Unit 4, which was previously an office, as a gym and fitness 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
Retention of the change of use from office use to use as a gym/fitness
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Villa Blanchard, Main St, Blanchardstown | Jun 2026 | €260,000 | 122 m |
| 7 Villa Blanchard, Blanchardstown Village, Dublin 15 | Sept 2025 | €256,000 | 139 m |
| 9 Mill Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 | Jan 2026 | €150,000 | 201 m |
| 6 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15 | May 2026 | €312,000 | 204 m |
| 4 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St | Jun 2026 | €265,000 | 204 m |
| 2 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15 | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 204 m |
| 7 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15 | May 2026 | €263,000 | 204 m |
| 8 Hazel Lawn, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €264,317 | 208 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 received28 March 2013
- Decision due22 May 2013
- Decision issued14 May 2013
- Grant issued18 June 2013
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