Unit 4, Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Change of use of a retail unit in Tallaght to include an off-license area.
SD19A/0273 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 August 2019
- Reference
- SD19A/0273
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing 463 square metre retail unit to a retail unit with an ancillary off-license use. The proposed alcohol display area will cover approximately 23.4 square metres, and new tenant signage will be installed above the entrance.
- Floor area
- 463 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of unit 4 (an existing retail unit with a gross floor area of 463sq. M) to retail unit with ancillary off-license use (area for display of alcohol c. 23.4sq. M) and the provision of tenant signage above the entrance to the unit.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 6 January 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 July 2020.
Notified floor area: 463 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 112, New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €307,500 | 60 m |
| Apt 122 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 159 Block E New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 145 Block E, Arena Whitestown, New Seskin Court Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €294,000 | 98 m |
| 117 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 98 m |
| 127 Arena Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 98 m |
| 169 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Jan 2025 | €294,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 116 New Seskin Ct, Whitestown Way, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €285,000 | 98 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 received23 August 2019
- Decision due17 October 2019
- Decision issued17 October 2019
- Grant issued25 November 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of existing unit on the ground floor to form extended gym within previously permitted mixed use…
Arena Leisure, Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD12A/0222South DublinLodged 8 Nov 2012Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Revisions to development permitted under previously granted permission (Register References: SD03A/0320,…
Site Of 3.256 hectares to the southwest of the junction of Whitestown Way and the Tallaght Bypass in Townland of Whitestown, Dublin 24
SD07A/0607South DublinLodged 14 Nov 2007Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Revisions to development permitted under previously granted permission Register References SD03A/0320 and…
Site of 3.256 ha. to the southwest of junction of Whitestown Way & Tallaght Bypass in the townland of Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD06A/0886South DublinLodged 8 Feb 2007Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Revisions to the mixed commercial, retail, retail warehouse, leisure and residential building complex on a…
Site of 3.256 ha. to the southwest of, Junction of Whitestown Way & Tallaght Bypass, in the townland of Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD04A/0962South DublinLodged 22 Dec 2004Alterations
- Granted30 m away
A mixed commercial, retail, retail warehouse, leisure and residential building complex on a site of 3.256…
Site of 3.256 ha. to the southwest of, Junction of Whitestown Way & Tallaght Bypass, In The Townland of Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD03A/0320South DublinLodged 12 Feb 2004Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Ancillary use as an off-licence of the previously approved one-storey over ground floor discount foodstore…
Site of 3.256 ha. to the southwest of junction of Whitestown Way & Tallaght Bypass in the townland of Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD06A/0471South DublinLodged 12 Jun 2006Change of use
- Refused30 m away
Provision of 2 double sided projecting signs to the front elevation of the existing Lidl store
Lidl, The Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24.
SD18A/0133South DublinLodged 20 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Provision of 1 double sided projecting sign to the front elevation
Lidl, The Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24.
SD18A/0232South DublinLodged 2 Jul 2018Commercial
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