The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Alterations to the external service area at The Square Shopping Centre to install new plant equipment.
SD20A/0289 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 November 2020
- Reference
- SD20A/0289
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 November 2020
- Floor area
- 169 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a 135 square metre external plant area enclosed by fencing to house an air handling unit and chiller. It also includes a new 34 square metre boiler room building and associated connection structures.
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Official record
Development description
Alterations to existing external service area to the north eastern side of the square shopping centre at the entrance to the existing service yard comprising of construction of an external plant area (c. 135sq. M) enclosed by 2.4 metre high galvanised fencing to accommodate an air handling unit (ahu) and a chiller unit ancillary to the shopping centre; new flat roof boiler room building (c. 34sq. M gross floor area) within the proposed new enclosed plant enclosure; installation of a metal frame (2.4 metres wide x 1 metre high and located 2-3 metres above the ground supported by metal stilts) to facilitate the connection of the air handling unit and chiller within the plant area to the covered service yard area; replacement of mesh panels on existing wall on the western and norther side of the service yard with metal louvered panels; all associated site and development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town 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 22 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 5,446 m²
8 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Tuansgate, Belgard Sq East, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €283,000 | 74 m |
| 49 Tuansgate, Belgard Sq, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €215,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 62, Tuansgate, Belgard Sq East Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €310,000 | 74 m |
| 98 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 269 m |
| 72 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 269 m |
| 91 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 269 m |
| 27 Abberley Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €283,000 | 269 m |
| 9d Belgard Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €267,000 | 280 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 received5 November 2020
- Decision due8 January 2021
- Decision issued8 January 2021
- Grant issued15 February 2021
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