The Cinema and Leisure Building, The Charlestown Centre, Charlestown Place & St Margarets Rd, Dublin 11
Change of use of a vacant office space at Charlestown Centre to a place of worship.
FW24A/0116 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 17 May 2024
- Reference
- FW24A/0116
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert 351 square metres of vacant ground and first-floor office space into a place of worship. The development will include elevational changes, a revised entrance with a canopy, new signage, and first-floor glazing.
- Floor area
- 351 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 of existing vacant floorspace (totalling 351 sq. M) at ground and first floor levels, previously permitted as office accommodation (reg. Ref. Fw22a/0112), to place of worship with associated elevational changes including revised entrance doors with canopy and signage at ground floor level, glazing at first floor level and all associated site and developments works. Ai rcvd 17/05/24
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 11 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 351 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 27 m |
| 361 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 64 m |
| 357 Charlestown, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 64 m |
| 422 Charlestown Centre, Charlestown Place, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jun 2025 | €316,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 302, Charlestown, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 91 m |
| 10 Charlestown Park, St Margarets Road, Dublin 11 | Sept 2025 | €413,000 | 152 m |
| 30 Charlestown Park, St. Margaret'S Road, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €13,500 | 168 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 received17 May 2024
- Decision due13 June 2024
- Decision issued4 June 2024
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