Unit 28/29, Citywest Shopping Centre, Citywest, Dublin 24.
Subdivision of a retail unit into a café and a take-away restaurant.
SD16A/0431 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 December 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0431
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 December 2016
- Floor area
- 245 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to subdivide an existing ground floor retail unit of 245 square metres into a café (106 sq.m) and a take-away with an ancillary restaurant (139 sq.m), including new signage and access.
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
Permission for development on a site (248sq. M) consisting of the subdivision of the existing permitted retail unit at ground floor level (c. 245sq. M) to accommodate two separate uses as follows: (i) a café use for the sale of food for consumption on and off the premises (106sq. M), and (ii) a take-away and ancillary restaurant use (139sq. M). The development will also include signage at fascia level, a new access door to facilitate the proposed café use, plant at basement level and all ancillary works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 25 May 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 January 2023.
Notified floor area: 106 m²
4 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Fortunes Lawn, Citypark, Citywest | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 62 m |
| 307 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 68 m |
| 309 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 68 m |
| 58 Fortunes Lawn, Citywest, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €295,000 | 71 m |
| 71 Fortunes Lawn, City Park, Citywest | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 71 m |
| 23 Fortones Lawn, Citypark, Citywest | Feb 2026 | €300,000 | 71 m |
| 9 Fortunes Walk, City Park, City West | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 79 m |
| 11 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywestnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €270,000 | 81 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 received12 December 2016
- Decision due14 February 2017
- Decision issued14 February 2017
- Grant issued20 March 2017
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of the existing ground floor from café to restaurant, combining hot food takeaway, online home…
Unit 28, Citywest Shopping Centre, Citywest, Dublin 24
SD21A/0114South DublinLodged 12 May 2021Change of use
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SD24A/0135South DublinLodged 27 May 2024Change of use
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SD07A/0669South DublinLodged 22 Feb 2008Commercial
- Granted50 m away
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SD07A/0633South DublinLodged 3 Aug 2007Change of use
- Granted50 m away
For amendments/ change of use to previously approved plans Reg. Ref. SD03A/0857, SD06A/0306 to commercial/…
Citywest Shopping Centre, (under Construction), SW Quadrant At Juntion Of, Fortunestown Lane, Citywest Rd, Fortunestown, Dublin, 24
SD07A/0231South DublinLodged 2 Apr 2007Change of use
- Granted50 m away
For amendments/ change of use to previously approved plans Reg. Ref. SD03A/0857, SD06A/0306 to commercial/…
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SD07A/0229South DublinLodged 2 Apr 2007Change of use
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