New Planning Application for Shankill Shopping Centre

An application (D13A/0146) was submitted to the County Council on 28th March as follows:

Permission for development consisting of 1) single storey extension into the service yard that increases the Supermarket element to 1636m2 gross/1178m2 net; 2) change of use of previously existing public house (vacant) of 411m2 to Supermarket use (included in areas at (1) above; 3) omit existing retail unit no. 4 to form new Supermarket entrance along with infill of part of yard/passageway of 122m2 as common facilities; 4) amalgamation of existing units 2 & 2A to form enlarged Pharmacy; 5) subdivision of existing unit no. 3 into 2 smaller units; 6) reconfigured service yard; 7) infill of existing window/door openings (former public house) and re-endering all walls; 8) refurbishment of roofs including regularisation of fascia signage; 9) creation of new vehicular entrance (in only) from Corbawn lane; 10) addition of new internal road within the site and standardisation of parking provision with increase to 116 no. spaces; 11) replacement of existing boundary wall on Shanganagh Road and Beechfield Manor with stainless steel railings; 12) Two no. signage totems – one to each end of the Shanganagh Road frontage; 13) Three no. flagpoles and 14) all site development works, hard and soft landscaping.

The plans may be viewed by clicking this link – then click “View Documents”, then “Plans/Elevations/Sections”

The final date for observations is 1 May 2013.

The former Shanganagh Juvenile Detention Centre and gardens at Shankill

Agreement in principle has been reached between Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council management and Castlethorn/Aeval on the terms of an agreement for a transfer of lands at Shanganagh involving Castlethorn/Aeval, the Council and Woodbrook Golf Club under which Shanganagh Castle, the former Juvenile Detention Centre and surrounding lands would come into Council ownership. The terms of this agreement would be subject to approval by the Council.

At that stage Castlethorn/Aeval undertook to seek the approval of their banks to the proposed agreement. They have been asked to provide an update on the current position.