GrantedCommercialDecided 21 April 2026

Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Coolmine, Dublin 15

Amendments to a permitted development at Blanchardstown Centre, including canopy and cafe unit alterations.

FW26A/0072E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 25 February 2026

Reference: FW26A/0072E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 25 February 2026

Summary

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The application proposes amendments to a permitted development at the Blue Mall entrance and plaza. Changes include adding a timber and steel canopy over the plaza and reconfiguring cafe/restaurant units to provide nine units in total.

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Development description

Planning permission for amendments to the development permitted under reg. Ref. : fw25a/0349e at the blanchardstown centre, blanchardstown town centre, coolmine, dublin
The application site relates to the existing blue mall entrance and public plaza area, existing esb substation, units 309 and 500 within the blanchardstown centre, part of the leisureplex surface car park, the blue mall multi-storey car park entrance area, a section of road d and associated landscaped area to the south. The proposed amendments comprise the following
Alterations to the permitted blue mall extension to provide a timber and steel canopy above the external mall plaza and flanked either side by the café/restaurant units and associated works
Alterations to the permitted extension, including alterations and reconfiguration of the permitted café/restaurant units, including the subdivision of permitted unit 734 into 2 no. Café/restaurant units (units 734 and 738). This results in the total provision of 9 no. Café/restaurant units in total. Associated alterations to the elevations, permitted signage zones, outdoor terraces areas, materials façade and fenestration arising from the above
Minor alteration to the permitted building massing and parapet heights, with no increase in overall scale (from 74.55 m to 74.3 m)
Provision of an led digital display screen (measuring 13.3 m x 4.5 m in area) positioned above the upgraded entrance to the existing internal mall and associated alterations to the blue mall entrance
Alterations to the 2 no. Permitted kiosk zones within the external mall plaza area, including an increase in the maximum cumulative area of the kiosk zones (not to exceed 224 sq. M in total). Associated alterations to the external mall seating and landscaping, and all other associated site development works within the external mall plaza area
Proposed revision to condition no. 3 under reg. Ref. : fw25a/0349e to expand the permitted uses of the kiosk areas to include for occasional events (in addition to class 1 (shop) or class 2 (services) and/or restaurant/café/takeaway)
Revised landscaping to the public plaza and hard and soft landscape areas, including the provision of a two way cycle lane and the provision of a backlit totem sign (measuring 1.4m x 4.9m x 0.2m) within the public plaza area
Alteration to the extent of demolitions with the parapet and entrance doors to a remote store retained on the south east elevation of the blue mall service yard and alteration to the ramp to the blue mall service yard entrance, with the existing entrance gate refurbished and re-aligned
The proposed amendments include an extension of the application site boundary; and
All associated ancillary amendments, including reconfiguration of plant area and plant screen at roof level, provision of external stairs, revised materials to the esb substation, foul and surface water drainage, and all associated development and ancillary works

Land-use zoning

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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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Grove Court, Blancherstown, Dublin 15	Sept 2025	€330,000	219 m
4 Westend Village, Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown	Feb 2025	€300,000	296 m
12 Westend Village, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Jun 2025	€285,000	296 m
6 Westend Village, Snugborough Rd, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Mar 2026	€345,000	296 m
27 Westend Village, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Nov 2025	€306,000	309 m
135 Westend Village, Snugborough Rd, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Jan 2026	€255,000	332 m
56 Westend Village, Snugborough Rd, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Jun 2026	€387,000	339 m
Apt 8 Greenbriar, Verdemont, Blanchardstown	May 2026	€261,000	344 m

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Application received25 February 2026
Decision due21 April 2026
Decision issued21 April 2026

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