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South Dublin County Council · SD24A/0135

Part of the ground & first floor levels, (previously Unit No's 27M, 28M & 29M), City West Shopping Centre, Citywest, Dublin 24

  1. 27 May 2024Received
  2. 19 Jul 2024Grant permission
  3. 30 Aug 2024Final grant
  4. 7 May 2025Commenced
  5. 29 Aug 2029Permission expires
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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 spaces
As 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

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Appeal

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Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0012465SD
    7 May 2025Citywest Road, Dublin, South Dublin, D24 DK16matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

M3 — Neighbourhood centre

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.

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OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

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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.

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