Avid Technology International, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin D18 E024 (a corner site with Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18)
Construction of a student accommodation development with 817 bedspaces in a seven to nine-storey block.
ABP30346719 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 January 2019
- Reference
- ABP30346719
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (SHD)
- Received
- 15 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedStrategic Housing Development application for a student accommodation complex with a gross floor area of 25,459 square metres. The development will range from seven to nine storeys in height and contain 131 student units providing a total of 817 bedspaces alongside student support facilities.
- Storeys
- 9
- Floor area
- 25,459 m²
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Official record
Development description
Application to an bord pleanála for permission for a strategic housing development, consisting of: (i) construction of a student accommodation development with an overall gross floor area of 25,459sqm in 1 no. Seven to nine no. Storey block. The development will include: 17 no. Two-bed units; 1 no. Three-bed units; 8 no. Four-bed units; 42 no. Five-bed units; 21 no. Six-bed units; 35 no. Seven-bed units; and 7 no. Eight-bed units, providing a total of 817 no. Bedspaces. Ancillary student supp...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A2 To provide for the creation of sustainable residential neighbourhoods and preserve and protect residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
Objective set by the COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 205 m |
| 124 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €495,000 | 205 m |
| 99 The Forum, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €531,000 | 239 m |
| 95 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €362,000 | 239 m |
| Apt 97, The Forum, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €488,000 | 239 m |
| Apt 22 Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €485,000 | 245 m |
| 74 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €530,000 | 247 m |
| 48 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €477,000 | 255 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 January 2019
- Decision issued30 April 2019
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