Units 116, 117 and 118, The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
GrantedPlanning application SD20A/0145
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
Subdivision of the existing retail department store (Unit 116 - 5,396sq.m. - formerly Debenhams) to comprise 2 retail units - 116A (2,431sq.m) and 116B (2,270sq.m) and new service corridor (176sq.m) to the rear of the proposed unit 116B to provide access to the existing service yard; associated modifications including the removal of the existing mezzanine floor within Unit 116 (497sq.m); creation of new retail frontage within the internal mall and associated signage; revisions to existing retail Unit 117 (113sq.m) and 118 (102sq.m) to form a single amalgamated unit (169sq.m) and creation of additional mall floor space (47sq.m) arising from the unit reconfiguration; all associated site and development works including minor revisions to the layout of the existing service yard.
Application Timeline
Application received
18 Jun 2020
Decision due
12 Aug 2020
Decision: Grant Permission
12 Aug 2020
Grant issued
21 Sept 2020
Application Details
- Location
- Units 116, 117 and 118, The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Site Area
- 5400 ha
- Floor Area
- 4870 sq m
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 18 June 2020
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision Date
- 12 August 2020
- Grant Date
- 21 September 2020
Location
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