The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Section 5 declaration query regarding multiple retail stalls and planning status at The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght.
ED13/0002 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 January 2013
- Reference
- ED13/0002
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 11 January 2013
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration application raised by a trader questioning the planning status of several competing retail stalls and their own unit within the shopping centre.
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 old sweet shoppe-level 1 outside dealz
- Mingles ice cream-unit 265b, level 2.3. Sweet factory stall - level 2 beside mingles
- Chill insurances - level 2 outside tesco
- Pancake stall - level 3 outside cinema. Currently trading as mingles ice cream on level
- The above units are in direct competition with our business. I am also trying to find out if the unit i am trading out of has legal planning permission
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 22 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 5,446 m²
8 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Hunters Hall, Hunters Wood, Ballycullen Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €356,000 | 184 m |
| 8 Eaton Terrace, Main St, Rathcoole | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 184 m |
| 49 Tuansgate, Belgard Sq, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €215,000 | 210 m |
| Apt 62, Tuansgate, Belgard Sq East Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €310,000 | 210 m |
| 26 Tuansgate, Belgard Sq East, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €283,000 | 210 m |
| 79d Alen Hall, Belgard Sq West, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €325,000 | 244 m |
| 11 Alenhall, Belgard Square, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 244 m |
| 31 Allen Hall, Belgard Square West, Tallaght | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 244 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 received11 January 2013
- Decision due7 February 2013
- Decision issued29 January 2013
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