Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

Units 57/58 and 101 in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

The vertical amalgamation of the existing Unit 57/58 (c.502 sq.m) at ground level with Unit 101 (c.1,192 sq.m) at Level 01, each retail in use, into a single retail unit of c.1476 sq.m. This will include insertion of a new escalator and lift between Level 00 and Level 01. Subdivision and change of use of part of the existing Unit 101 from retail to temporary centre management / operation unit (79 sq.m) located at Level 01. Subdivision and change of use of existing Unit 101 Level 02 retail area into ancillary retail storage (905 sq.m). Change of use at Unit 101 level 02 and back of house to retail storage area of 912 sq.m. Replacement of existing signage on Unit 101 with 2 no. signs of 0.974m x 4.997m and 0.903m x 3.772m.

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0249W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Valid
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 2,460 m²
Site area: 1,215 m²
Received: 13 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 7 Dec 2026
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/71208.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0249W at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. South Dublin County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 17 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, South Dublin County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
C1.1 Retail warehousing	MRC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of a Major Retail Centre	south dublin county development plan 2022 2028	8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: South Dublin County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
South Dublin County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26A/0172W	Grant permission	12 Oct 2026	—	428 m	Change of use of existing ground floor cafe unit to proposed Healthcare use along with signage to the facade; This unit was originally granted permission for cafe use but has never been fitted out nor occupied.
SD26A/0180W	Grant permission	15 Sept 2026	—	78 m	Subdivision of existing retail unit; separating space back into two independent units.
SD26A/0148W	Invalid - site notice	9 Jul 2026	—	78 m	Subdivision of existing retail unit, separating space back into two independent units.
SD26A/0096W	Grant permission	9 Jun 2026	—	318 m	The development will consist of the erection of 2 no. 'Hitachi' signs at on the north and south elevations of Block B. The signs are located at 19 m above ground level on the north elevation and 11.5 m above ground level on the south elevation. The signs measure 5,225 mm wide by 836 mm high (4.37 sq m surface area) and are silhouette illuminated signs.
SD26A/0126W	Invalidate application	5 Jun 2026	—	78 m	Subdivision of existing retail unit; Separating space back into two independent units.
SD26A/0089W	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	433 m	Change of use of the existing Unit 14b (996sq.m) to use as a gym including internal layout modifications, external signage and all associated site and development works.
SD26A/0061W	Grant permission	30 Apr 2026	—	61 m	Planning permission is sought for provision of internally illuminated fascia signage atop entrances on north western and north eastern elevations; provision of digital display screens (each 1,229x714mm) on north western elevation; and provision of vinyl signage on north western and north eastern elevations.
SD25A/0297W	Grant permission	7 Apr 2026	—	316 m	The construction of a partially two storey over basement motor sales and service building, max. height of c. 11.6 metres with a total gross above ground level floor area of c. 2,198sq m. The development will include on-grade car and bicycle parking spaces, with vehicle display spaces on-grade and at basement level. The proposal also includes the reuse of the existing vehicular access to the north of the site, ramped access to basement level, all associated site enabling and excavation works, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, together with building mounted signage, site signage and flagpoles.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
320277	Planning Appeal	Other	19 Mar 2025	451 m
314942	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	29 Aug 2024	306 m
314056	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	19 Dec 2023	190 m
310119	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Dec 2021	0 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.