the car sales premises currently known as Vector Motors (formerly known as Victor Motors), Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14FD23
Demolition of a car sales premises to build a student accommodation development with 239 bedspaces.
ABP30835320 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 October 2020
- Reference
- ABP30835320
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (SHD)
- Received
- 7 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an existing 960sqm building and parking area. It will be replaced by a part 4-storey, part 6-storey U-shaped building providing 239 student bedspaces, which can also be used for tourist accommodation outside the academic term.
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 6,620 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of demolition of the existing building (c. 960sqm) and hard surface parking area on site and construction of a purpose built student accommodation development (including use as tourist or visitor accommodation outside the academic term) comprising
- 239 no. Student bedspaces (including 10 no. Studios), all within a part 4 no. Storey, part 6 no. Storey ‘u’-shaped building (total gross floor area 6,620sqm)
- The building is 4 storeys along the southern boundary (
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 301, Barna 106 Goatstown, Goatstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €700,441 | 33 m |
| 47 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Goatstown Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 70 m |
| 40 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €695,000 | 70 m |
| 22 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublinnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 70 m |
| 8 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €587,000 | 70 m |
| Apartment 15, Trimbleston, Goatstown Road | May 2025 | €571,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 9 First Floor, Block 1 Shanagarry, Milltown | Apr 2026 | €525,000 | 102 m |
| Apt.131 - Block 6, Trimblestown, Goatstown Road | Jul 2025 | €535,000 | 110 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 October 2020
- Decision issued20 September 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Proposed parapet wall at first floor level over existing single storey structure to match existing 2 storey…
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D04A/0056Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Jan 2004Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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D04A/0828Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Jan 2005Apartments
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D02A/0256Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Mar 2002Retention
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- GrantedAt this site
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