Costa Coffee Unit, Clearwater Shopping Centre, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
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4953/23 is a planning application for permission at Costa Coffee Unit, Clearwater Shopping Centre, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, received by Dublin City Council on 12 Dec 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Provision of a drive-thru lane for the Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the eastern side of the unit, a height restrictor/entrance barrier on the access lane, 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated hard and soft landscaping, resulting in the removal of 23 no. existing car parking spaces; Internal alterations to the layout of the existing Costa Coffee unit; Provision of associated signage consisting of 2 no. directional signs, 1 no. order station, and 3 no. menu boards/advertisement signs; Alterations to the south, east and north elevations of the Costa Coffee unit, including the provision of new signage; An increase of unit floor area of 8 sq.; Associated alterations to the existing car parking, landscaping and all associated development. The council granted permission on 22 Jul 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Jan 2024. A commencement notice (SN0012855DC) was lodged on 5 Aug 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 49 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.
Proposal
Provision of a drive-thru lane for the Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the eastern side of the unit, a height restrictor/entrance barrier on the access lane, 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated hard and soft landscaping, resulting in the removal of 23 no. existing car parking spaces; Internal alterations to the layout of the existing Costa Coffee unit; Provision of associated signage consisting of 2 no. directional signs, 1 no. order station, and 3 no. menu boards/advertisement signs; Alterations to the south, east and north elevations of the Costa Coffee unit, including the provision of new signage; An increase of unit floor area of 8 sq.; Associated alterations to the existing car parking, landscaping and all associated development.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 22 Jul 2024
- Final grant
- 2 Sept 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,895 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 12 Dec 2023New applicationObservation window closed 25 Jan 2024
- 14 Feb 2024Further information requested
- 25 Jun 2024Further information received
- 22 Jul 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 19 Aug 2024
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0012855DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86524). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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