Unit 3A, Castleknock Square, Castleknock, D15W8NX
Change of use from a retail unit to a nail salon at Castleknock Square.
FW24A/0329E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 16 August 2024
- Reference
- FW24A/0329E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use of Unit 3A from retail to a nail salon. The development will also include the provision of new business signage and all associated ancillary works.
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
Permission for development for a change of use from retail to nail salon and all associated and ancillary works and development, including provision for signage, at unit 3a, castleknock square, castleknock, d15 w8nx.
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 18 June 2025.
Notified floor area: 44 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucano, Castleknock Road, Castleknock | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 72 m |
| Apartment 3 Kilbride Lodge, Castleknock Road, Castleknock | May 2026 | €515,000 | 86 m |
| Apartment 3, Kilbride Lodge, Castleknock Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €487,575 | 86 m |
| 39 Castleknock Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Nov 2025 | €2,300,000 | 124 m |
| 60 Castleknock Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Aug 2025 | €850,000 | 136 m |
| 3 The Heathers, Castleknock Rd, Dublin 15 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 143 m |
| Beechlodge, Castleknock Rd, Dublin 15 | Jun 2026 | €825,000 | 191 m |
| 5 College Grove, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Oct 2025 | €1,425,000 | 237 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 received16 August 2024
- Decision due10 October 2024
- Decision issued2 October 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
Retention planning permission is sought for projecting internally lit finger sign to the front of the shop
Unit 3A, Castleknock Square, Castleknock, Dublin 15
FW24A/0060FingalLodged 16 Feb 2024Retention
- Granted30 m away
Permission for demolition of existing two storey building, and constru
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FW15A/0125FingalLodged 15 Sept 2015Demolition
- Invalid40 m away
Construction of a domestic storage shed with home office at first floo
Site to rear of Parkside House, No 3 Main Street, Castleknock Road, Ca
FW22A/0062FingalLodged 30 Mar 2022Extension
- Refused40 m away
For permission for development on a site to rear of protected structur
Site to rear of Parkside House, No. 3 Main street, Castleknock Road, C
FW22B/0078FingalLodged 5 Sept 2022Other
- Refused40 m away
Permission for a proposed office development. The application site is
Lands at Castleknock Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15
FW16A/0026FingalLodged 4 Mar 2016Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Alterations to previously approved development Reg. Ref. FW09A/0087 (A
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FW11A/0025FingalLodged 22 Mar 2011Alterations
- Granted50 m away
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Parkside House (NIAH Reg number: 11362005, Fingal County Council RPS reg number: 770), Unit 3, Main Street, Castleknock Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15
FW22A/0283FingalLodged 5 Apr 2023Change of use
- Invalid50 m away
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