Former Avid Technology International Site, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, D18 E024
Construction of a Build-To-Rent development of 428 apartments in a building rising up to 17 storeys.
ABP31010421 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 April 2021
- Reference
- ABP31010421
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (SHD)
- Received
- 30 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedStrategic Housing Development application for a 428-unit Build-To-Rent residential scheme. The proposed building ranges from six to seventeen storeys over basement level, featuring private balconies, resident amenities, and a total floor area of 40,814 square metres.
- Residential units
- 428
- Storeys
- 17
- Floor area
- 40,814 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
Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of: (i) construction of a build-to-rent residential development within a new part six, part eight, part nine, part eleven storey rising to a landmark seventeen storey over basement level apartment building (40,814sq. M) comprising 428 no. Apartments (41 no. Studio, 285 no. One-bedroom, 94 no. Two-bedroom & 8 no. Three-bedroom units) of which 413 no. Apartments have access to private amenity space, in the form of a balcony or lawn/terr...
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 |
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 received30 April 2021
- Decision issued12 August 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Application to An Bord Pleanála for permission for a strategic housing development, consisting of: (i)…
Avid Technology International, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin D18 E024 (a corner site with Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18)
ABP30346719Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jan 2019Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Development shall consist of 334 Build to Rent Residential Apartment Units within 4 No. apartment blocks and…
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LRD25A/0530/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Jul 2025Apartments
- Refused30 m away
Permission is sought for modifications to development permitted under Reg Ref D05A/0239, grant of permission…
Southwest corner of, Carmanhall Road & Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
D07A/0453Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Nov 2007Apartments
- Granted30 m away
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing two-storey warehouse/production building with…
0.809 hectare site on the southwest corner of the, junction of Carmanhall Road and Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business District, Dublin 18
D16A/0158Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Jul 2016Apartments
- Granted30 m away
Development consisting of 36,856 sq.m gross floor space comprising 2,175 sq.m gross retail \ commercial…
Junction of Carmanhall Road, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D05A/0239Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 May 2005Apartments
- Granted60 m away
The proposal is for the construction of two no. single storey pavilion buildings to the west and east of the…
Site adjacent to the Atrium Facilities Buildings at Carmanhall Road, between Arkle Road, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18
D24A/0890/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Nov 2024Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Permission for change of use at units 1 & 2, The Atrium Facilities Building from 177 sq.m of mixed trading…
The Atrium Facilities Building, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18
D06A/1752Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Nov 2006Change of use
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