Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 22 April 2024

Unit 161-162 and Unit 163, Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Coolmine, Dublin 15

Amalgamation of a café/restaurant unit and a retail unit into an extended café/restaurant.

FW24A/0080 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 29 February 2024

Reference
FW24A/0080
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
29 February 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of amalgamating Unit 161-162 (café/restaurant) with Unit 163 (retail) to create an enlarged café/restaurant. The works include a change of use for the retail unit, mall seating, and internal mall elevation alterations.

Change of useamalgamationretail to cafeshopping centre

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of the amalgamation of unit 161-162 (café/restaurant) with unit 163 (retail), and associated change of use, to provide for an extended café/restaurant (new unit 161-163), including associated seating area in the mall. The proposed development includes associated alterations and reconfiguration of the subject units, including alterations to internal mall elevations and internal mall signage, and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MC - Major Town CentreRV
Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities

National zoning type: Built up 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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 21 August 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 November 2024.

Notified floor area: 234.14

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
25 Grove Court, Blancherstown, Dublin 15Sept 2025€330,000384 m
9 Whitestown Grove, Blanchardstown, Dublin15not full market priceJun 2026€310,000410 m
2 Whitestown Grove, Blanchardstown, Dublin15Dec 2025€210,000415 m
1 Whitestown Walk, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15Jul 2025€229,000440 m
14 Whitestown Walk, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15May 2026€260,000463 m
189 Whitestown Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin15not full market priceOct 2025€122,000483 m
28 Whitestown Walk, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15Jun 2026€315,000494 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

  1. Application received29 February 2024
  2. Decision due24 April 2024
  3. Decision issued22 April 2024

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