GrantedCommercialDecided 4 January 2010

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

A major 10-year expansion of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre to add a retail extension and a new Civic Quarter.

SD09A/0161 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 6 November 2009

Reference: SD09A/0161
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 6 November 2009
Floor area: 68537 m²

Summary

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This large-scale development, known as Liffey Valley Town Centre Phase 2, spans an 18.08-hectare site. It proposes a retail extension and a new Civic Quarter totaling 68,537 square meters of gross floor area, featuring retail, food, beverage, and community spaces across multiple three-storey buildings.

Commercialretailshopping centremajor development

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the duration of 10 years for mixed use retail, commercial and civic/community developments adjacent to the existing built area of liffey valley shopping centre. The proposed development, described as liffey valley town centre phase 2, comprises 2 primary elements: a retail extension (60745sq. M. Gross floor area) and a new civic quarter (7792sq. M. Gross floor area) with a total combined gross floor area of 68537sq. M. The area within the site boundaries is 18.08 hectares. The retail extension includes retail outlets (c. 38302sq. M. ), food and beverage outlets (c. 3796sq. M. ), non-retail service outlets (c. 3026sq. M. ) with associated service, storage, management, toilet and circulation accommodation, provided in 8 primary buildings, arranged alongside 1 covered street and 1 open street extending southeastwards from the existing shopping centre. The retail extension buildings are generally 3 storey retail scale in height arranged to address streets and plazas including a covered street with a glazed roof (20.8m maximum over ground level) having glass louvered openable vents along each side, an open street and a retail plaza linking both streets on the south side. The civic building is 4 storeys (19.95m) high over basement level and accommodates a public library, community facilities, commercial offices (1265sq. M. ) and centre management suites, food and beverage outlets, enterprise units, citizen support services and public service unit, with associated circulation, storage and toilet facilities, in a building located northwest of the existing buildings of the liffey valley shopping centre and displacing existing surface carparking. The proposed development includes underground car parking under the civic building, additional car parking spaces at surface level and a multi-storey carpark (16.15m high) on 5 levels located east of the retail extension area. The primary development proposals are located on lands encompassed within the liffey valley ring road defined by bothair an life and ascail an life. Road and junction improvements and pedestrian crossings are proposed along bothair an life extending from its junction with fonthill road to its junction with coldcut road; at the junction of coldcut road with fonthill road; at the n4/fonthill road off-ramp, where lane improvements are proposed; and south of the pedestrian over bridge on ascail an life. The development also includes the re-alignment of the south eastern section of ascail an life. Approximately, 1,530sq. M. Of the existing buildings are to be demolished to facilitate redevelopment. Access to service yards is from existing private roads within the liffey valley centre. The proposal includes all associated service yards, plant and equipment, including combined heat and power (chp) plant, electricity substations, street lighting, public transport hub, landscaping and boundary treatments. This application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (eis) the planning application and eis may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy. The co-applicants for this application are quarryvale two ltd. , quarryvale three ltd. , grosvenor quarryvale ltd. And anna livia properties ltd.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MRCLC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of a Major Retail Centre”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 14 November 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 November 2016.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Liffey Valley Rise, Liffey Valley, Lucanprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€340,000	48 m
92 Greenfort Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jul 2025	€319,000	202 m
62 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jan 2026	€314,000	210 m
2a Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Aug 2025	€396,000	218 m
2 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Dec 2025	€347,000	223 m
4 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Dec 2025	€342,000	226 m
54 Greenfort Gardens, Quarryvale, Clondalkin	Jan 2026	€330,000	413 m
50 Greenfort Gardens, Clondalkin Dublin 22, Dublin	Jun 2025	€320,000	423 m

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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 received6 November 2009
Further information requested10 June 2009
Further information received6 November 2009
Decision due8 January 2010
Decision issued4 January 2010
Appeal submitted29 January 2010
Appeal decided2 November 2010
Permission expiry31 July 2010

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