0.34 hectares comprising 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 and construction of a student accommodation development with 221 bedspaces.
ABP31323522 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 6 April 2022
- Reference
- ABP31323522
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (SHD)
- Received
- 6 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of the existing Vector Motors building and hard surface parking area. In its place, a purpose-built student accommodation building ranging from 1 to 6 storeys will be constructed, providing 221 student bedspaces.
- Floor area
- 960 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 consistong 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: 221 no. Student bedspaces (including 10 no. Studios), all within a part single storey, part 4 no. Storey and part 6 no. Storey ‘u’-shaped building; the building is single to 4 no. Storeys alo...
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 | 25 m |
| 22 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublinnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 74 m |
| 8 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €587,000 | 74 m |
| Apartment 15, Trimbleston, Goatstown Road | May 2025 | €571,000 | 74 m |
| 47 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Goatstown Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 80 m |
| 40 Trimbleston, Goatstown Rd, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €695,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 9 First Floor, Block 1 Shanagarry, Milltown | Apr 2026 | €525,000 | 108 m |
| Apt.131 - Block 6, Trimblestown, Goatstown Road | Jul 2025 | €535,000 | 117 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 received6 April 2022
- Decision issued2 January 2025
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