Unit 3, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Change of use of an external seating area to a licensed restaurant and installation of new signage and screens.
SD16A/0222 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 June 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0222
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 June 2016
- Floor area
- 42 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre seeks to change the use of a 42sq.m external seating area from restaurant to a restaurant and licensed premises. It also includes the installation of illuminated signage, internal border lighting, and semi-permanent screens around the seating area.
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
(a) 2 illuminated signs over doorways; (b) illuminated sign mounted behind glazing at ground floor; (c) internal metal framed border lighting at first floor level; (d) 1.4m high semi-permanent screens around external seating area; (e) change of use of the permitted restaurant use at demarcated external seating area at ground level (c. 42sq. M) to a restaurant and licensed premises use.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Liffey Valley Rise, Liffey Valley, Lucanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €340,000 | 65 m |
| 62 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jan 2026 | €314,000 | 183 m |
| 92 Greenfort Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jul 2025 | €319,000 | 232 m |
| 2a Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Aug 2025 | €396,000 | 240 m |
| 2 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Dec 2025 | €347,000 | 244 m |
| 4 Greenfort Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Dec 2025 | €342,000 | 246 m |
| 54 Greenfort Gardens, Quarryvale, Clondalkin | Jan 2026 | €330,000 | 399 m |
| 50 Greenfort Gardens, Clondalkin Dublin 22, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €320,000 | 408 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 received24 June 2016
- Decision due18 August 2016
- Decision issued17 August 2016
- Grant issued22 September 2016
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