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South Dublin County Council · SD26A/0047W · Permission and Retention

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

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Council received 19 Feb 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (205 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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SD26A/0047W is a planning application for permission and retention at The Garden Centre, Rathfarnham Shopping Centre, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14K796, received by South Dublin County Council on 19 Feb 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 15 Apr 2026 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 26 Mar 2026. The site is zoned G3 — high amenity under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 95 other decided applications in the last five years and 5 appeals.

Appeal window closes 13 May 2026 closed 122 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (15 Apr 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

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.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission & grant retention on 15 Apr 2026
Final grant
27 May 2026
Permission expires
26 May 2031
Floor area
372 m²
Site (from polygon)
1,202 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 19 Feb 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 26 Mar 2026
  • 15 Apr 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 13 May 2026

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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.

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    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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