Infrastructure · Co. Dublin
20 to 22 (former Annesley Motors), 22B, 23, 24, 25, and 26, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3
Granted 28 Oct 2021
Key facts
- Planning application 2656/21 at 20 To 22 (Former Annesley Motors), 22B, 23, 24, 25, And 26, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3: Proposed development involves the demolition of all existing…
- It was received by Dublin City Council on 26 Apr 2021.
- Status: Granted 28 Oct 2021.
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What and where
Proposed development involves the demolition of all existing…
The proposed development involves the demolition of all existing structures on the site comprising the former Annesley Motors car showroom and associated buildings and vacant dwellings and commercial premises at Nos. 20 to 26 (inclusive) Ballybough Road. The construction of a two storey (including mezzanine floor), neighbourhood centre development with a gross floor area totalling 2,391 sqms. The site area extends to circa 0.28 hectares. At ground floor, the proposed development includes three units (unit 1 – retail; unit 2 – retail/café; and, unit 3 – retail); undercroft parking for 29 cars and 16 external spaces; secure cycle store for staff within the undercroft; loading bay; existing ESB substation on O’Sullivan Avenue to be integrated into the development (a future ESB substation location is also proposed within the car park to the rear of the site should be the existing substation need to be decommissioned by ESB); an additional new ESB substation to service the proposed neighbourhood centre is also located internally within the building; other plant rooms and ancillary space; service vehicle and car access is off Clonliffe Avenue to the south of the site. At first floor, accessed by escalator/stair and lift core, is the licensed discount food store (supermarket) with a net sales area of 1,139 sqms including an off license sales area at first floor level with ancillary, office, storage and food preparation areas. The mezzanine level includes staff facilities ancillary to the supermarket. At roof level there will be both green roof, photovoltaic panels and a mechanical plant compound. The development includes all new drainage infrastructure, and all other works, including landscaping (hard and soft to the rear car park) and boundary treatments required to complete the development. The treatment of the roadside footpath area around outside of the application site is included on the submitted plans for indicative purposes only.
- Location
- Dublin 3, Co. Dublin Map
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Planning reference
- 2656/21
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 26 Apr 2021
- Granted
- 28 Oct 2021
- Site start
- 20 Feb 2024
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedAppeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a)
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning registerSearch planning.agileapplications.ie for reference 2656/21.Search the register
- AppealAppeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a) · 311979 / 4 Apr 2022View the appeal record
How we know this
From the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.
Site starts
Site starts and completion
- 20 Feb 2024Work started · Proposed Lidl Discount Retail Store Development, Ballybough, Proposed three storey...
- Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Feb 2024 · 1 unit on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 4 Oct 2026.
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