GrantedCommercialDecided 5 April 2023

Main Street Upper, Newcastle, Co Dublin

Construction of a discount foodstore, retail/cafe unit, and partial demolition works in Newcastle.

SD22A/0312 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 March 2023

Reference: SD22A/0312
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 March 2023

Summary

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The development includes a single-storey discount foodstore of 2,207sqm and a new retail/cafe unit of 118sqm. It involves partial demolition of extensions to the Kelly Estates building, which is a protected structure, though the original protected building will not be modified.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,325 m²

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a single storey discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence use (with monopitch roof and overall building height of c. 6.74 metres) measuring c. 2,207sq. M gross floor space with a net retail sales area of c. 1,410sq. M; construction of a vehicular access point to main street upper and associated works to carriageway and including partial removal of boundary wall / facade, modification of existing footpaths / public realm and associated and ancillary works including proposed entrance plaza area; demolition of part of an existing rear / southern single storey residential extension (and related alterations to remaining structure) of kelly estates building; the original kelly estates building (a protected structure - eircode: d22 y9h7) will not be modified; demolition of detached single storey accommodation/ residential structure and ancillary wall/ fence demolitions to rear of existing kelly estates building; demolition of existing single storey (stable) building along main street and construction of single storey retail /cafe unit on an extended footprint measuring c. 118sq. M and associated alterations to existing main street boundary facade; renovation and change of use of existing (vacant) two storey vernacular townhouse structure to main street, and single storey extension to rear, for retail/ commercial use (single level throughout) totalling c. 61sq. M; repair and renewal of existing western and eastern burgage plot tree and hedgerow site boundaries; provision of associated car parking, cycle parking (and staff cycle parking shelter), pedestrian access routes and (ramp and stair) structures (to / through the southern and western site boundaries to facilitate connections to potential future development), free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay cover /enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, roof mounted solar panels, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments and divisions, retaining wall structures, drainage infrastructure and connections to services/ utilities, electricity substation and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level including within the curtilage of a protected structure.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RES-NR1

“To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 December 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 2,200 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Mason Cross Green, Newcastle, Co Dublinprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	100 m
16 Mason Cross Crescent, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€462,555	100 m
5 MAson Cross Row, MAson Cross, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€449,339	107 m
14 Mason Cross Crescent, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	109 m
15 Mason Cross Crescent, Mason Cross, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	110 m
13 Mason Cross Crescent, Mason Cross, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	118 m
12 Mason Cross Crescent, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,528	128 m
11 Mason Cross Crescent, Mason cross, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	132 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 received9 March 2023
Decision due6 April 2023
Decision issued5 April 2023

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