GrantedCommercialDecided 25 May 2021

Orwell Shopping Centre, Orwell Park, Dublin 6w

Refurbishment and extension of Orwell Shopping Centre to provide new retail, office, and medical units.

SD20A/0300 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 April 2021

Reference: SD20A/0300
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission and Retention
Received: 28 April 2021
Floor area: 1709.47 m²

Summary

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The project involves ground and first-floor extensions to provide 5 new retail units, 6 office units, and a medical suite. It also includes a standalone substation, car park reconfiguration, and retention of initial site works carried out under a previous expired permission.

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Official record

Development description

Refurbishment and extension of orwell shopping centre incorporating extensions at ground and first floor to provide additional retail (5 units and extension to existing unit, totalling 348.7sq. M), offices (6 units totalling c. 780.68sqm), medical suite (c. 347.99sq. M), along with lobbies, circulation, stairwell/lifts, roof plant and advertising signage (c. 94.6sq. M); reconfiguration of existing car parking; provision of standalone substation/switch room; elevational modifications and all associated site development works; landscaping and services provision associated with the development; the proposed development reflects the permission as previously granted under ref. Sd09a/0046 which recently expired. Retention is therefore also sought for initial site development works carried out prior to expiration of that permission.

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
14 Orwell Park Heights, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	May 2025	€582,000	124 m
228 Orwell Park Heights, Dublin 6w, Dublin	May 2025	€655,000	139 m
26 Orwell Park Rise, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	Aug 2025	€515,000	145 m
4 Rossmore Rd, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	Dec 2025	€605,000	186 m
21 Rossmore Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	Mar 2025	€610,000	206 m
93 Orwell Park Rise, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	Oct 2025	€375,000	229 m
26 Rossmore Lawns, Templeouge, Dublin 6w	Apr 2026	€635,000	238 m
489 Orwell Park Way, Templeogue, Dublin 6w	May 2025	€610,000	248 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received28 April 2021
Further information requested22 January 2021
Further information received28 April 2021
Decision due25 May 2021
Decision issued25 May 2021
Grant issued5 July 2021

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