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South Dublin County Council · SD26A/0047W

The Garden Centre, Rathfarnham Shopping Centre, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14K796

  1. 19 Feb 2026Received
  2. 15 Apr 2026Grant permission & grant retention
  3. 27 May 2026Final grant
  4. 26 May 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission & grant retention · 15 Apr 2026
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission and Retention
Site
1,202 m²

What’s proposed

The development will consist of: Continued use of the building as a garden centre to include minor internal alterations. The erection of a twin arched external canopy structure over the garden centre yard to the rear. The erection of a single arched external canopy structure over the access ramp to the lower ground floor. Retention of the continued use of the lower ground floor as a garden centre retail space. All associated site works and services

SD26A/0047W is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for the development will consist of: Continued use of the building as a garden centre to, received on 19 Feb 2026; permission was granted on 15 Apr 2026.

Planning details

Reference
SD26A/0047W
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Final Grant
Received
19 Feb 2026
Observations close
26 Mar 2026 (closed 173 days ago)
Decision due
15 Apr 2026 · decided 15 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant permission & grant retention on 15 Apr 2026
Proposed development
The development will consist of: Continued use of the building as a garden centre to include minor internal alterations. The erection of a twin arched external canopy structure over the garden centre yard to the rear. The erection of a single arched external canopy structure over the access ramp to the lower ground floor. Retention of the continued use of the lower ground floor as a garden centre retail space. All associated site works and services
As published by the register.
Site area
1,202 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

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    G3 — High amenity

    HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley

    Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

    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.

    Designations within 250 m

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

    • 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
    • Recorded monument · 5
      Burial ground; Ecclesiastical enclosure; Enclosure

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 115306). 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/69857.

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