Part granted, part refusedCommercialDecided 22 August 2016

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, 22

A major leisure, entertainment, and retail extension to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre including an ice arena.

SD16A/0027 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 June 2016

Reference: SD16A/0027
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 28 June 2016
Floor area: 115723 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a large mixed-use extension across three integrated structures around a new public plaza. It features a 10,567 sq.m leisure arena designed for ice activities with seating for 2,500 people, alongside a 2-3 storey retail and food extension.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of a mixed leisure, entertainment, commercial and retail extension to the existing liffey valley centre in the form of 3 integrated structures organised around a large public plaza and pedestrian friendly east-west street with parapet levels varying between c. 15m and c. 18m above street level. The scheme provides for: (a) leisure arena (c. 10,567sq. M gross) designed for international standard ice related activities but also allowing the flexibility for other similar type events with the capacity to seat up to 2,500 persons, associated service, storage and changing facilities. A dance studio, gym and local community office are provided at ground level with direct access from the east-west street. A multi-functional open area is provided immediately east of the arena to accommodate occasional events, activities and coach parking; (b) a 2-3 storey extension to the existing centre (c. 51,545sq. M gross) providing for mixed leisure and entertainment units (c. 4,217sq. M gross), food/beverage units (c. 4,535sq. M gross), retail units (c. 29,732sq. M gross) and all ancillary space, circulation areas (c. 12,023sq. M gross) and a basement service area (c. 1,038sq. M gross). The main retail area will be anchored by 2 stores over three floors (comprising a total of c. 13,993sq. M gross) located on either side of the public plaza. A local garda office and affordable retail units are also provided in the main retail area; (c) a central public plaza fronting onto the east-west street covered with a large glass canopy in the form of a curved gridshell structure. This structure will be the tallest part of the proposal at a height of c. 20m above street level. The food/beverage units are located around the plaza at both ground and first floor levels; (d) a multi-storey car park over 4 levels (c. 1,820 spaces with an area of c. 53,611sq. M) located east of the extension area and north of the leisure arena. 18 mobility impaired surface spaces, approximately 180 cycle spaces and bus/taxi set down areas on the east-west street. Approximately 1,679sq. M of existing gross floorspace is to be removed/demolished over ground and first floor to facilitate the extension. The proposal includes all associated service yards, plant and equipment, electricity substations, all utility connections and works, street lighting, signage, landscaping and boundary treatments. The proposal includes the construction of new toucan crossing points for pedestrians and cyclists at the western end of the east-west street to provide safe connection to the existing footpath and cycle network on ascail an life (ring road around the centre). A new roundabout is also proposed at the entrance to the multi-storey car park on the eastern boundary. An environmental impact statement (eis) and a natura impact statement (nis) are submitted with this application.

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 — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 28 June 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 14 December 2023.

Notified floor area: 16 m²

9 commencement notices are linked to this development.

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	298 m
4 Laburnum Walk, Palmerstown, Dublin 20	Sept 2025	€521,000	414 m
92 Greenfort Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jul 2025	€319,000	425 m
23 Palmers Copse, Palmerstown Manor, Dublin 20	May 2025	€472,000	435 m
24 Palmerstown Sq, Palmerstown, Dublin 20	Apr 2026	€320,000	444 m
15 Block B, Palmerstown Square, Palmerstown	Nov 2025	€330,000	445 m
11 Palmerstown Sq, Kennelsfort Rd Upper, Palmerstown Dublin 20	Oct 2025	€320,000	445 m
14 Palmerstown Sq, Palmerstown, Dublin	Dec 2025	€305,000	445 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 received28 June 2016
Further information requested23 March 2016
Further information received28 June 2016
Decision due22 August 2016
Decision issued22 August 2016
Appeal submitted19 September 2016
Appeal decided8 February 2017
Permission expiry21 February 2017

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