Unit 17a, The Charlestown Centre, Charlestown Place and St. Margaret's Road, Charlestown, Dublin 11
Change of use from a vacant retail unit to a medical and health services facility.
FW23A/0132 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 9 May 2023
- Reference
- FW23A/0132
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a vacant commercial unit to accommodate medical and health-related services, including diagnostic and outpatient care. The works will include the insertion of a new mezzanine floor level, bringing the total floor area to 547 sq.m.
- Floor area
- 547 m²
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 development will consist of change of use from retail/commercial use ( vacant) to use for medical and health related services including diagnostic services, ambulatory care and outpatient services. Permission is also sought for insertion of a mezzanine floor level, associated signage and all associated site and development works. The gross floor area of the proposed medical and health related services at ground and mezzanine floor levels within unit 17a will be 547sq. M.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 12 September 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 March 2024.
Notified floor area: 580 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 28 m |
| 361 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 62 m |
| 357 Charlestown, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 62 m |
| 422 Charlestown Centre, Charlestown Place, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jun 2025 | €316,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 302, Charlestown, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 89 m |
| 10 Charlestown Park, St Margarets Road, Dublin 11 | Sept 2025 | €413,000 | 151 m |
| 30 Charlestown Park, St. Margaret'S Road, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €13,500 | 166 m |
| 16 Melville Lawn, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 181 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 received9 May 2023
- Decision due3 July 2023
- Decision issued29 June 2023
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