Former Softco Site, East Side Of The South County Business Park, Off Leopardstown Road, Leopardstown, Dublin 18.
Construction of a large aparthotel development ranging from four to twelve storeys over a three-level basement.
D06A/0787 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 November 2006
- Reference
- D06A/0787
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 November 2006
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on a 0.83-hectare site consists of a 177-unit aparthotel spread across three blocks. The blocks range in height from four to twelve storeys, built over a split-level integrated basement of three levels.
- Residential units
- 177
- Storeys
- 12
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
For development on 0.83 hectares (2.04 acres) of land. The development will consist of the construction of an aparthotel consisting of 3 no. Blocks being principally 7 storeys in height with a four storey element and rising to nine and ten storeys at diagonally opposite ends of the site and appearing as 12 at the lowest end within the site over split level integrated basement of three levels. The development will incorporate 177 no. Aparthotel units with winter gardens/ baconies; a 166.6 sq...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“OE To provide for office and enterprise development.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €955,000 | 320 m |
| 103 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €755,000 | 322 m |
| 5 Clayfarm Glade, Leopardstown, Dublin 18price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €629,956 | 332 m |
| 25 Woodward Court Leopardstown, Glencairn Gate, Murphystown Wayprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €499,532 | 332 m |
| Apt 87 Meadow View, Clayfarm, Leopardstownprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €458,716 | 332 m |
| Apartment 4 Meadow View, Clay Farm Place, Leopardstownprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €423,155 | 332 m |
| 15 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €885,000 | 345 m |
| 113 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €670,000 | 355 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 received20 November 2006
- Decision issued18 December 2006
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for development on 0.83 hectares (2.04 acres) on land comprising the former…
East side of the South County Business Park, off t, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18.
D08A/0415Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Apr 2008Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
New Covered Bin Store to Existing Bin Storage Location
Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown Road, Leopardstown, DUBLIN, D18P521
D26A/0101/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Feb 2026Commercial
- Refused90 m away
The development will consist of approx 44,902 sq.m. (GFA) commercial office floor space in 3 no. blocks…
Site Located On The East Side, Of The South County Business Park, All Accessed Off Leopardstown Road Roundabout, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
D07A/1653Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Dec 2007Commercial
- Granted90 m away
Permission for development . The development will consist of the following modifications to the office…
Site located to the east and south-east, of roundabout no. 1, (adjacent to and including a portion of the 'ICON' premises), South County Business Park, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18
D16A/0858Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Nov 2016Infrastructure
- Granted100 m away
Permission for development consisting of: A new office development (Microsoft Ireland Dublin Campus),…
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D14A/0351Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Jun 2014Commercial
- Refused110 m away
Permission for temporary fenced compound for the sale of Christmas Trees to be operated from 1st December to…
Entrance to Leopardstown Race Course, Leopardstown, Foxrock, Co Dublin.
D14A/0285Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 May 2014Commercial
- Refused160 m away
Permission for the development of modifications to a previously permitted office development, granted under…
South-East Of Roundabout No. 1, In The South County Business Park,, Dublin 18
D07A/1455Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Oct 2007Commercial
- Refused160 m away
Modifications to a previously permitted office scheme granted, under DLRCOCO Reg. Ref. D05A/1355 at a site…
South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18.
D08A/0381Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Apr 2008Commercial
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