The Communications Centre, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
Construction of a five-storey office building with a TV studio and basement parking in Booterstown.
D03A/0151 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 17 February 2003
- Reference
- D03A/0151
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 February 2003
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a five-storey office building at the Communications Centre on Booterstown Avenue. The building will include offices, a TV studio with ancillary accommodation, training facilities, and basement car parking using a modified existing access.
- Storeys
- 5
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
Erection of a five storey office building comprising offices, t. V. Studio with ancillary accommodation, training facilities, site works and basement car parking using modified existing access from booterstown avenue.
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 26 The Heron Building, Thornwood, Booterstown Ave | May 2026 | €460,250 | 6 m |
| Apt 7, The Lapwing Building, Booterstown Ave | Apr 2026 | €425,000 | 36 m |
| Apt 25 The Lapwing, Booterstown Ave, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €585,000 | 48 m |
| 27 The Sanderling, Thorn Wood, Booterstown Ave | Dec 2025 | €590,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 29 Sanderling, Thornwood, Booterstown Avenue | Jan 2026 | €592,000 | 56 m |
| 41 Booterstown Wood, South Hill Park, Booterstown | May 2026 | €565,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 45 Booterstown Wood, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown | Jul 2026 | €360,000 | 75 m |
| 2 Thornwood, Booterstown, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €802,000 | 81 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 received17 February 2003
- Decision issued11 April 2003
- Appeal submitted7 May 2003
- Appeal decided9 September 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
Revision to Planning Permission (Reg. Ref. D04A/0381) for 28 no. apartments on site. The revision will…
The Communications Centre, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Co. Dublin.
D04A/1169Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Oct 2004Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Six storey apartment block with seven storey tower element comprising 1 no. 3 bed apartment, 22 no. 2 bed…
The Communications Centre, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D04A/0381Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Jun 2004Apartments
- Granted50 m away
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
- Withdrawn50 m away
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
- Granted50 m away
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
- Refused50 m away
Demolition of all existing structures and for a development of 131 no. apartments in 3 separate blocks…
Lands at junction of Booterstown Avenue & Stillorgan Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin (Communications Centre)
D02A/1198Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Dec 2002Apartments
- Granted50 m away
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
- Invalid60 m away
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
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