Site of approx 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 in Goatstown.
LRD24A/0965/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 4 December 2024
- Reference
- LRD24A/0965/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission (LRD)
- Received
- 4 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedOrchid Residential Limited intends to apply for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at the Vector Motors site on Goatstown Road. The project involves the demolition of the existing 960 sqm building to construct a purpose-built student accommodation development.
- 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
We, orchid residential limited, intend to apply for planning permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site of approximately 0.34 hectares comprising the car sales premises currently known as vector motors (formerly known as victor motors), goatstown road, dublin 14, d14fd23. The development will consist of demolition of the existing building (c. 960sqm) and hard surface parking area on site and construction of a purpose built student accommodation development (includ...
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 received4 December 2024
- Decision issued5 December 2024
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
Permission for a strategic housing development consistong of demolition of the existing building (c.960sqm)…
0.34 hectares comprising the car sales premises currently known as Vector Motors (formerly known as Victor Motors), Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14FD23
ABP31323522Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Apr 2022Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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LRD24A/0974/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Dec 2024Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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South Dublin Fiat (formerVictor Motors site), Goatstown Road, Goatstown, D14
D10A/0623Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Nov 2010Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development which will consist of modifications to front and side facades of existing building…
Site formerly known as Victor Motors, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14
D12A/0486Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Dec 2012Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
For a residential development on a site of approximately 0.3475 hectares comprising the showroom site of…
Murphy & Gunne, Formerly, Victor Motors, Goatstown Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
D07A/0984Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Nov 2007Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
The development will consist of demolition of the existing building (c.960sqm) and hard surface parking area…
the car sales premises currently known as Vector Motors (formerly known as Victor Motors), Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14FD23
ABP30835320Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Oct 2020Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Proposed parapet wall at first floor level over existing single storey structure to match existing 2 storey…
Victor Motors, Goatstown Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14.
D04A/0056Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Jan 2004Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
The demolition of existing 1-storey structure and construction of a part 3, 4 and 5-storey block comprising…
Victor Motors, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14
D04A/0828Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Jan 2005Apartments
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