Basement Level -1, Charlestown Shopping Centre, Charlestown Place and St. Margaret’s Road, Charlestown, Dublin 11
Retention of a car sales display area in the basement of Charlestown Shopping Centre.
FW25A/0202E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 9 May 2025
- Reference
- FW25A/0202E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 9 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the use of a 388 sqm area of Basement Level -1 for the display of motor vehicles for sale. The development includes an associated glazed kiosk, floor coverings, safety barriers, and signage on decommissioned parking spaces.
- Floor area
- 388 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 consists of retention of the use of an area (c. 388sq. M) of the existing basement level
- 1 for display of motor vehicles (cars) for sale with associated glazed kiosk, floor coverings, perimeter safety barriers and signage. The area for display of motor vehicles previously accommodated 7no. Car parking spaces which have been decommissioned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 43 m |
| 361 Charlestown, Dublin 11, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 123 m |
| 357 Charlestown, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 123 m |
| 422 Charlestown Centre, Charlestown Place, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jun 2025 | €316,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 302, Charlestown, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €223,000 | 141 m |
| 10 Charlestown Park, St Margarets Road, Dublin 11 | Sept 2025 | €413,000 | 213 m |
| 30 Charlestown Park, St. Margaret'S Road, Finglas | Apr 2026 | €13,500 | 218 m |
| 16 Melville Lawn, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 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 received9 May 2025
- Decision due3 July 2025
- Decision issued12 May 2025
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