GrantedDecided 21 April 2026Fingal County Council

FW26A/0072E: Planning Permission for amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: FW25A/0349E at the Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Coolmine, Dublin 15. The application site relates to the existing Blue Mall entrance and public plaza area, existing ESB substation, Units 309 and 500 within the Blanchardstown Centre, part of the Leisureplex surface car park, the Blue Mall multi-storey car park entrance area, a section of Road D and associated landscaped area to the south. The proposed amendments comprise the following: • Alterations to the permitted Blue Mall extension to provide a timber and steel canopy above the external mall plaza and flanked either side by the café/restaurant units and associated works; • Alterations to the permitted extension, including alterations and reconfiguration of the permitted café/restaurant units, including the subdivision of permitted Unit 734 into 2 no. café/restaurant units (units 734 and 738). This results in the total provision of 9 no. café/restaurant units in total. Associated alterations to the elevations, permitted signage zones, outdoor terraces areas, materials façade and fenestration arising from the above; • Minor alteration to the permitted building massing and parapet heights, with no increase in overall scale (from 74.55 m to 74.3 m); • Provision of an LED digital display screen (measuring 13.3 m x 4.5 m in area) positioned above the upgraded entrance to the existing internal mall and associated alterations to the Blue Mall entrance; • Alterations to the 2 no. permitted kiosk zones within the external mall plaza area, including an increase in the maximum cumulative area of the kiosk zones (not to exceed 224 sq.m in total). Associated alterations to the external mall seating and landscaping, and all other associated site development works within the external mall plaza area; • Proposed revision to Condition No. 3 under Reg. Ref.: FW25A/0349E to expand the permitted uses of the kiosk areas to include for occasional events (in addition to Class 1 (shop) or Class 2 (Services) and/or restaurant/café/takeaway); • Revised landscaping to the public plaza and hard and soft landscape areas, including the provision of a two way cycle lane and the provision of a backlit totem sign (measuring 1.4m x 4.9m x 0.2m) within the public plaza area; • Alteration to the extent of demolitions with the parapet and entrance doors to a remote store retained on the south east elevation of the Blue Mall Service yard and alteration to the ramp to the Blue Mall service yard entrance, with the existing entrance gate refurbished and re-aligned; • The proposed amendments include an extension of the application site boundary; and • All associated ancillary amendments, including reconfiguration of plant area and plant screen at roof level, provision of external stairs, revised materials to the ESB substation, foul and surface water drainage, and all associated development and ancillary works.

Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Coolmine, Dublin 15
DecisionGrant permission
Decided21 April 2026
Application typePermission
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