Block A, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18
Amendments to 27 permitted penthouse apartments at Beacon South Quarter.
D05A/0735 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 10 June 2005
- Reference
- D05A/0735
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 June 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks revisions to the internal configuration, layout, and open space provision of 27 permitted penthouse apartments across Blocks A1, A2, and A3. It also includes minor amendments to ancillary areas and lift cores.
- Residential units
- 27
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
Amendments to a previously permitted development (reg. Ref. D04a/0618) on lands known as the 'microsoft site' and including part of the lands principally identified as the 'apex site', sandyford business estate. The development will consist of revisions to the internal configuration and layout (including open space provision) of the permitted blocks a1, a2, and a3 penthouse apartments (27 no. Units); revisions and minor amendments to the internal arrangement of ancillary areas (including lif...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 410 Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | May 2026 | €447,000 | 14 m |
| Apartment 107, The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter | Jun 2026 | €452,000 | 14 m |
| Apt 105 The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 14 m |
| Unit 21, Block A2, The Cubes 2 | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 14 m |
| 2 Cube 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 14 m |
| Apt 308 Beacon South, Quarter Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €405,000 | 14 m |
| 108 The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 14 m |
| Apt 603, Cubes 3, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €342,000 | 39 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 received10 June 2005
- Decision issued4 August 2005
In the area
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- Granted40 m away
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D18A/0744Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Dec 2018Change of use
- Granted50 m away
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lands known as the 'Microsoft site', & Including Part Of The Lands Princially Identified As The 'Apex Site', Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D07A/1751Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Dec 2007Retention
- Refused50 m away
Permission for change to the opening hours from the current time of 10am (Monday to Sunday) to the new times…
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D18A/0479Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2018Commercial
- Refused60 m away
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D17A/0980Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Nov 2017Commercial
- Granted70 m away
Amendments to a previously permitted development (Reg.Ref. D04A/0618 as amended) at this site on lands known…
Microsoft Site,, (Formerly Known As), Apex Site, Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18(Beacon South Quarter).
D07A/1300Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Sept 2007Change of use
- Granted70 m away
The development will consist of: The erection of an external smoking shelter to the front of the building,…
Blackthorn House, Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
D19A/0580Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Nov 2019Commercial
- Granted70 m away
3 no. external corporate identify signs (650 mm high by 4.6 metres long) to the northeast and south-east…
Blackthorn House, Bracken Road/Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
D06A/0023Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Jan 2006Commercial
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