Part of the ground & first floor levels, (previously Unit No's 27M, 28M & 29M), City West Shopping Centre, Citywest, Dublin 24
- 27 May 2024Received
- 19 Jul 2024Grant permission
- 30 Aug 2024Final grant
- 7 May 2025Commenced
- 29 Aug 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 19 Jul 2024
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 1,531 m²
What’s proposed
The development will consist of a change of use of a Children's Play Facility (established under SDCC Ref. SD17A/0301) at part ground and part first floor level of the existing Citywest Shopping Centre building together with associated internal works of conversion and refurbishment and the erection of a new second floor extension with sedum roof on top to provide a public library that is arrange over three floors, as follows: (i) Ground Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of the existing ground floor lobby (approx 92 sq.m GIA). The existing light and stair access will provide access to the two upper floors that will contain the main floorspace associated with the library; (ii) First Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of existing floorspace (approximately 906 sq.m GIA) to provide public library space with ancillary staff and welfare facilities together with circulation areas. Provision is also made for additional / new external ancillary plant to the rear terrace (approximately 71 sq.m) and PV panels; and (iii) Second Floor - Construction of a new second floor extension to provide approx. 635 sq.m of public library floorspace (GIA) together with a west facing outdoor roof terrace (of approximately 117 sq.m). Associated external works include the provision of 16 no. short stay bicycle parking spaces (8 no. Sheffield stands) and 2 no. secure long stay bicycle spaces
SD24A/0135 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for the development will consist of a change of use of a Children's Play Facility, received on 27 May 2024; permission was granted on 19 Jul 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- SD24A/0135
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Final Grant”
- Received
- 27 May 2024
- Observations close
- 1 Jul 2024 (closed 805 days ago)
- Decision due
- 22 Jul 2024 · decided 19 Jul 2024
- Decision
- Grant permission on 19 Jul 2024
- Proposed development
- The development will consist of a change of use of a Children's Play Facility (established under SDCC Ref. SD17A/0301) at part ground and part first floor level of the existing Citywest Shopping Centre building together with associated internal works of conversion and refurbishment and the erection of a new second floor extension with sedum roof on top to provide a public library that is arrange over three floors, as follows: (i) Ground Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of the existing ground floor lobby (approx 92 sq.m GIA). The existing light and stair access will provide access to the two upper floors that will contain the main floorspace associated with the library; (ii) First Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of existing floorspace (approximately 906 sq.m GIA) to provide public library space with ancillary staff and welfare facilities together with circulation areas. Provision is also made for additional / new external ancillary plant to the rear terrace (approximately 71 sq.m) and PV panels; and (iii) Second Floor - Construction of a new second floor extension to provide approx. 635 sq.m of public library floorspace (GIA) together with a west facing outdoor roof terrace (of approximately 117 sq.m). Associated external works include the provision of 16 no. short stay bicycle parking spaces (8 no. Sheffield stands) and 2 no. secure long stay bicycle spacesAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 1,531 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.28310, -6.42312
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0012465SD
Zoning at the site
DC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres
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 113847). 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. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/66213.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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