Unit 6, The Village Centre, Watery Lane, Dublin 22
Change of use from a restaurant to a pharmacy and medical centre in Dublin 22.
SD17A/0352 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 November 2017
- Reference
- SD17A/0352
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a 366 sq.m single-storey unit from a restaurant into a pharmacy and a medical centre with 5 consulting rooms. Works include shopfront alterations, new rooflights, high-level windows, signage, and car park reconfiguration.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 366 m²
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Official record
Development description
(i) change of use of single-storey unit (366sq. M) from restaurant to pharmacy (86sq. M) and medical centre (280sq. M), with the medical centre to comprise 5 consulting rooms and ancillary facilities; (ii) alterations to shopfront facing orchard road to the west (replace 1 entrance door with window) and alterations to shopfront facing onto internal customer carpark to the southeast (1 new entrance door and relocation of existing entrance door); 5 rooflights; 3 high level windows to north elevation and 1 new high level window to east elevation; (iii) signage: (iv) reconfiguration of car parking area to provide 1 accessible car parking space; and (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 10 April 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 August 2019.
Notified floor area: 452 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 St Killian'S Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Mar 2026 | €292,000 | 134 m |
| 33 Castle Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jun 2026 | €585,000 | 134 m |
| Towerville, Tower Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €915,757 | 138 m |
| St Laurence, Tower Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €673,718 | 142 m |
| 33 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | May 2025 | €258,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 43, Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane Dublin 22 | Jul 2026 | €272,500 | 164 m |
| 14 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin | Feb 2026 | €253,500 | 167 m |
| 11 Thornfield Sq, Watery Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Jun 2025 | €261,000 | 167 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 received27 November 2017
- Further information requested21 November 2017
- Further information received27 November 2017
- Decision due2 January 2018
- Decision issued14 December 2017
- Appeal submitted19 January 2018
- Appeal decided4 September 2018
- Permission expiry19 May 2018
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