GrantedCommercialDecided 11 September 2017

Lidl Retail Centre, Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Dublin 24

Demolition of the existing Lidl store in Saggart and construction of a larger two-storey supermarket.

SD17A/0052 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 August 2017

Reference: SD17A/0052
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 16 August 2017
Floor area: 2718 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought for the demolition of an existing single-storey Lidl store and the construction of a larger two-storey discount food store measuring 2,718 square metres. The project includes expanding the car park to 145 spaces and relocating the vehicular access.

Commercialsupermarketdemolitionretail

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

(1) the demolition of existing single storey licensed discount food store with ancillary off-licence sales measuring 1,396sq. M gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,005sq. M; (2) the construction of a two storey mono-pitch licenced discount food store with ancillary off-licence sales measuring 2,718sq. M gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,690sq. M; (3) redevelopment and extension of existing car park to provide 145 car parking spaces, and extension of overall site area from 0.4538 to 0.9 ha. The proposed development will supersede an adjacent planning permission (reg. Ref. Sd15a/0127 as amended by sd16a/0266) insofar as it relates to the extended site area of the proposed development; (4) the proposed development is to be serviced via existing infrastructure connections and will be accessed via a relocated vehicular access and new pedestrian access; (5) provision of associated free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay and enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, surface water attenuation, cycle parking, boundary treatments, relocation of substation and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local 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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 27 February 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 August 2018.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 The Hill, Citywest Village, Tallaght	Jul 2025	€511,000	98 m
6 Parklands Place, Parklands, Fortunestown Laneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€515,419	111 m
12 The Dale, Citywest Village, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€506,000	132 m
13 The Dale, Citywest Village, Citywest	Apr 2025	€507,000	141 m
18 Ard Mor Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jul 2025	€380,000	142 m
11 The Hill, Citywest Village, Tallaght	Aug 2025	€530,000	154 m
17 Mac Uilliam Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price	Mar 2026	€165,000	161 m
17 Ardmore Dale, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jul 2026	€361,000	179 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 received16 August 2017
Further information requested11 April 2017
Further information received2 June 2017
Decision due12 September 2017
Decision issued11 September 2017
Grant issued23 October 2017

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