Unit 10, Old Bawn Shopping Centre, Old Bawn, Tallaght, Dublin 24

What’s proposed

Change of use (at first floor level) from a retail unit (bridalwear) to proposed office use (financial services and other consultancy services)

Reference: SD19A/0116
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Status: Granted · register status “Officer Allocation”
Received: 5 Apr 2019
Observations close: 10 May 2019 (closed 2708 days ago)
Decision due: 30 May 2019 · decided 29 May 2019
Decision: Grant permission on 29 May 2019
Proposed development: Change of use (at first floor level) from a retail unit (bridalwear) to proposed office use (financial services and other consultancy services)
As published by the register.
Site area: 7,529 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51

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