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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

QUESTION NO.16

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive to provide members with a full breakdown of the planning permission(s) granted for Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre in relation to that section of Ballyowen Lane taken into the ownership/charge of the centre owner/manager, and to outline whether any conditions of permission granted explicitly require regular upkeep and maintenance of lighting, the roadway and footpaths along this stretch, or whether there is other legislation or by-laws that deal with this?

REPLY:

The subject site has a very long planning history, including 

• S00A/0266
• S00A/0587
• S00A/0588
• S00A/0598
• S01A/0075
• S01A/0138
• S01A/0474
• S01A/0532
• S99A/0258
• S99A/0375
• S99A/0742
• SD03A/0305
• SD03A/0306
• SD03A/0532
• SD03A/0592
• SD03A/0935
• SD05A/0487
• SD05A/0672
• SD05A/1019
• SD06A/0156
• SD06A/0935
• SD07A/0857
• SD08A/0027
• SD08A/0397
• SD08A/0459
• SD10A/0372
• SD10A/0397
• SD13A/0014
• SD13A/0066
• SD13A/0194
• SD15A/0020
• SD16A/0321
• SD16A/0381
• SD17A/0107
• SD17A/0405
• SD17A/0405/EP
• SD19A/0220
• SD19A/0266
• SD20A/0175
• SD20A/0235
• SD21A/0024
• SD24A/0004

The most recent application I could find relating to roadways is SD07A/0655 for Construction of a new left turn only exit on the southern boundary of the site onto Castle Road, construction of a new pedestrian path on the eastern boundary and all associated site works within the curtilage of a protected structure at Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, and alterations to the local authority kerbs, soft margins and public paths outside the southern side boundary of the site on Castle Road. As planning enforcement generally has to be taken within 7 years, I do not believe there are any relevant planning conditions that will acted upon that would be relevant to maintenance or upkeep.