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Dublin City Council · 3278/22 · Permission

1.03 hectare site at the existing Aldi Store site, St. Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

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Council received 15 Feb 2022We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1670 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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3278/22 is a planning application for permission at 1.03 hectare site at the existing Aldi Store site, St. Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, received by Dublin City Council on 15 Feb 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning permission for development on a 1.03 hectare site at the existing Aldi Store site, St. Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. The proposed development involves: (1) the demolition of the existing Aldi store (1306 sqm gross); (2) construction of a 2 storey commercial block fronting St. Margaret's Road, incorporating a foodstore measuring 2620 sqm gross (1326 sqm net retail), with ancillary off-licence sales area at first floor level over under croft car parking, including an external service area; (3) associated signage consisting of 4 no. internally illuminated fascia signs (4 no. of 4.8 sqm each, total area 19.2 sqm) and 4 no. vinyl signs (4 no. of 1.8 sqm each, total area 7.2 sqm); (4) reconfiguration of the existing car parking to provide for a reduction of car parking spaces from 171 existing to 154 proposed; (5) 20 no. cycle spaces; (6) revised southern vehicular access off St. Margaret's Road; (7) All landscape, boundary treatment and site development works. The council refused permission on 1 Jun 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 22 Mar 2022. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 313917 on 9 Apr 2024 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 47 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Appeal window closes 29 Jun 2022 closed 1536 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (1 Jun 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Planning permission for development on a 1.03 hectare site at the existing Aldi Store site, St. Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. The proposed development involves: (1) the demolition of the existing Aldi store (1306 sqm gross); (2) construction of a 2 storey commercial block fronting St. Margaret's Road, incorporating a foodstore measuring 2620 sqm gross (1326 sqm net retail), with ancillary off-licence sales area at first floor level over under croft car parking, including an external service area; (3) associated signage consisting of 4 no. internally illuminated fascia signs (4 no. of 4.8 sqm each, total area 19.2 sqm) and 4 no. vinyl signs (4 no. of 1.8 sqm each, total area 7.2 sqm); (4) reconfiguration of the existing car parking to provide for a reduction of car parking spaces from 171 existing to 154 proposed; (5) 20 no. cycle spaces; (6) revised southern vehicular access off St. Margaret's Road; (7) All landscape, boundary treatment and site development works.

Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
Refuse permission on 1 Jun 2022
Final grant
9 Apr 2024
Site (from polygon)
1.05 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 15 Feb 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 22 Mar 2022
  • 11 Apr 2022
    Further information requested
  • 5 May 2022
    Further information received
  • 1 Jun 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 29 Jun 2022
  • 29 Jun 2022
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 313917 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 9 Apr 2024
received by the Commission 27 Jun 2022 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z6 - 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.

    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88061). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.

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