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Dublin City Council · 2278/20

The Malahide Road Retail Centre, (Formerly known as the Coolock Retail Park),, Malahide Road, Dublin 17

  1. 14 Feb 2020Received
  2. 24 Jun 2020Grant permission
  3. 11 Aug 2020Final grant
  4. 23 Sept 2025Commenced
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Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 24 Jun 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
2.98 ha

What’s proposed

Planning permission for the development consisting of modifications to the existing access arrangements between Newtown Avenue and the Malahide Road Retails Centre, and associated works. The development will include the removal of some external fencing and the existing vehicular and pedestrian gate along the boundary of the site with Newtown Avenue, the installation of a new internal gate (circa 9m wide x 24m high) between the boundary of the site and the rear of Unit No. 6 (to control access to the servicing area to the rear of Unit 6), the creation of a new internal pedestrian access gate (adjacent to Unit 5) in the existing fencing/gated area between Unit 5 and Unit 6 in order to allow continued pedestrian access from Newtown Avenue to the Malahide Road Retail Centre and improvements to an internal pedestrian walkway including the installation of guardrails. The development will also conisist of associated site deleopment works above and below ground . (The existing internal vehicular gate located bweween Unit 5 and Unit 6 and the existing internal pesdestraian gate located adjacent to Unit 6 will be closed to the public.)

2278/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the development consisting of modifications to the existing, received on 14 Feb 2020; permission was granted on 24 Jun 2020.

Planning details

Reference
2278/20
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
14 Feb 2020
Observations close
20 Mar 2020 (closed 2369 days ago)
Decision due
24 Jun 2020 · decided 24 Jun 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 24 Jun 2020
Proposed development
Planning permission for the development consisting of modifications to the existing access arrangements between Newtown Avenue and the Malahide Road Retails Centre, and associated works. The development will include the removal of some external fencing and the existing vehicular and pedestrian gate along the boundary of the site with Newtown Avenue, the installation of a new internal gate (circa 9m wide x 24m high) between the boundary of the site and the rear of Unit No. 6 (to control access to the servicing area to the rear of Unit 6), the creation of a new internal pedestrian access gate (adjacent to Unit 5) in the existing fencing/gated area between Unit 5 and Unit 6 in order to allow continued pedestrian access from Newtown Avenue to the Malahide Road Retail Centre and improvements to an internal pedestrian walkway including the installation of guardrails. The development will also conisist of associated site deleopment works above and below ground . (The existing internal vehicular gate located bweween Unit 5 and Unit 6 and the existing internal pesdestraian gate located adjacent to Unit 6 will be closed to the public.)
As published by the register.
Site area
2.98 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Short commencement notice CN0133549DC
    23 Sept 2025Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 T638matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

R2 — Existing residential

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • EPA-licensed facility · 2
    Wood-Printcraft Limited; Crown Paints Ireland Ltd
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Provenance

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