GrantedCommercialDecided 8 April 2021

Immediately adjacent to and south-east of the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

A major two-storey commercial extension to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre including retail, leisure, and a public plaza.

SD20A/0089 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 February 2021

Reference: SD20A/0089
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 12 February 2021
Floor area: 46783 m²

Summary

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This application proposes a large-scale, two-storey commercial extension of approximately 46,783 sq.m to the existing shopping centre. The scheme features retail, leisure, and food units arranged around a central public plaza with a large glass canopy, alongside a two-level car park providing around 900 spaces.

Commercialretailleisureextensionplaza

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Mixed leisure, entertainment and retail extension to the existing liffey valley centre organised around a large public plaza and pedestrian friendly east-west street with parapet levels varying between c. 15m and c. 18m above street level; the scheme provides for: (a) a two storey commercial extension (c. 46,783sq. M gross) with plant areas at roof level to the existing centre providing for mixed leisure and entertainment units (c. 9,247sq. M gross), food/beverage units (c. 4,052sq. M gross), retail units (c. 21,051sq. M gross) and all ancillary space and circulation areas (c. 12,433sq. M gross); the main retail area will be anchored by two stores (comprising a total of c. 10,090sq. M gross) located on either side of the public plaza; (b) a central public plaza fronting onto the east-west street covered with a large glass canopy in the form of a curved gridshell structure, this structure will be the tallest part of the proposal at a height of c. 20m above street level, the food/beverage units are located around the plaza at both ground and first floor levels; (c) car parking over two levels (c. 900 spaces including 45 universal access spaces and c. 200 long stay cycle spaces with an area of c. 27,917sq. M gross) located north-east of the extension area c. 290 short stay cycle spaces, 27 short stay car parking spaces and car/taxi set down areas on the east-west street; c. 100 long stay cycles spaces provided within the existing car park to the adjacent to the westend development (vue cinema and restaurants); approximately 2,085sq. M of existing gross floor space is to be removed/demolished over ground and first floor to facilitate the extension; the proposal includes all associated service yards, plant and equipment, photovoltaic panels, electricity substations, all utility connections and works, street lighting, signage, landscaping and boundary treatments; the proposal includes the construction of new toucan crossing points for cyclists on ascail an life (ring road around the centre) at the western end of the east-west street to provide safe connection to the existing cycle network. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) is submitted.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MRCLC

“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.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Liffey Valley Rise, Liffey Valley, Lucanprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€340,000	295 m
4 Laburnum Walk, Palmerstown, Dublin 20	Sept 2025	€521,000	418 m
92 Greenfort Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Jul 2025	€319,000	421 m
23 Palmers Copse, Palmerstown Manor, Dublin 20	May 2025	€472,000	435 m
24 Palmerstown Sq, Palmerstown, Dublin 20	Apr 2026	€320,000	447 m
15 Block B, Palmerstown Square, Palmerstown	Nov 2025	€330,000	447 m
11 Palmerstown Sq, Kennelsfort Rd Upper, Palmerstown Dublin 20	Oct 2025	€320,000	447 m
14 Palmerstown Sq, Palmerstown, Dublin	Dec 2025	€305,000	447 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received12 February 2021
Further information requested13 July 2020
Further information received12 February 2021
Decision due8 April 2021
Decision issued8 April 2021
Appeal submitted4 May 2021
Appeal decided8 December 2021
Permission expiry29 October 2021

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