Lands at junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communications Centre)
Demolition of existing structures and construction of 131 apartments and 9 houses.
D02A/1198 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 December 2002
- Reference
- D02A/1198
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 December 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development on a 1.1-hectare site involves the demolition of all existing structures. It will be replaced by 131 apartments across three blocks ranging from 3 to 6 storeys, and a terrace of nine two-storey houses.
- Residential units
- 140
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
Demolition of all existing structures and for a development of 131 no. Apartments in 3 separate blocks ranging in height from 3-6 storeys and a terrace of 9 no. 2 - storey houses and the modifications of the existing vehicular entrance on booterstown avenue all with ancillary surface and underground car-parking and landscape works all on a ca. 1.1ha site at the junction of booterstown avenue and the stillorgan road (currently the communications centre site).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 25 The Lapwing, Booterstown Ave, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €585,000 | 13 m |
| Apt 7, The Lapwing Building, Booterstown Ave | Apr 2026 | €425,000 | 16 m |
| 2 Thornwood, Booterstown, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €802,000 | 33 m |
| Apt 29 Sanderling, Thornwood, Booterstown Avenue | Jan 2026 | €592,000 | 35 m |
| 27 The Sanderling, Thorn Wood, Booterstown Ave | Dec 2025 | €590,000 | 35 m |
| Apt 26 The Heron Building, Thornwood, Booterstown Ave | May 2026 | €460,250 | 42 m |
| 36 Turnstone, Thorn Wood, Booterstown Ave | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 71 m |
| 41 Booterstown Wood, South Hill Park, Booterstown | May 2026 | €565,000 | 105 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 received5 December 2002
- Decision issued4 February 2003
- Appeal submitted3 March 2003
- Appeal decided18 August 2003
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
For amendments to previously approved development D04A/0206 to provide a 3.25 sq.m. single storey porch to…
Former Carr Communications Site, Booterstown Avenue / Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D05A/1284Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Oct 2005Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Amendments to previously approved development (D04A/1169) to provide 38 no. unit total (6 no. 1 beds, 29 no.…
Former Carr Communications Site, Booterstown Avenue / Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D05A/0856Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Sept 2005Apartments
- WithdrawnAt this site
Extension of existing car park by approximately 650 m2 to the front
Television House, Communications Centre, 169 Booterstown, Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
D02A/0057Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Jan 2002Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Four no. 3-bed 1 & 2 storey houses within previously approved development (D02A/1198), the provision of an…
Lands at junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, ( Communications Centre Site,) Co. Dublin
D04A/0206Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Apr 2004Housing estate
- InvalidAt this site
Amendments to previously approved development D05A/0856 to subdivide a fifth floor 3-bed unit and its private…
Lands At Junction Booterstown Ave & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co Dublin
D06A/1252Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Aug 2006Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Amendments to previously approved development (D05A/0856) to subdivide a fifth floor 3 - bed unit and its…
Lands at junction of, Booterstown Avenue And The Stillorgan Road,Co.Dublin (Carr Communications Centre).
D06A/1425Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Oct 2006Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Retention and completion of electricity substation and associated switchroom on lands at the junction
Lands at Junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communications Centre site).
D04A/1198Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Dec 2004Retention
- GrantedAt this site
For amendments to previously approved development (D02A/1198) to include: Optional provision of glazed…
Lands at junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communication Centre Site)
D04A/1194Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Oct 2004Alterations
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D04A/0627Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Oct 2004
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