RefusedApartmentsDecided 13 March 2023

Unit 5A-C, Second Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Amendments to an approved development in Cookstown to alter commercial spaces, omit two apartments, and accommodate a supermarket.

ABP-311555-21 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 February 2022

Reference: ABP-311555-21
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 22 February 2022

Summary

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This Strategic Housing Development (SHD) amendment application proposes alterations to the ground floor layout of an approved scheme. Key changes include omitting two apartments and office space to facilitate a larger commercial unit for a small supermarket, reconfiguring internal spaces across Blocks B and C, and relocating the substation.

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to abp ref. No. Abp-303803-19 requested pursuant to section 146b of the planning and development act, 2000 (as amended), can be broadly described as follows: alterations to the layout, size and positioning of the concierge/reception area, communal amenity areas, creche and two number commercial units provided at the ground floor and omission of the previously approved office and two number apartments to facilitate the introduction of a larger commercial unit capable of accommodating a small supermarket; removal of core c to facilitate the introduction of a larger ground floor commercial unit and reconfiguration of the block c’s internal space across first to fifth floor levels and the introduction of a glazed link between blocks b and c at first floor level; reconfiguration of the approved basement layout; amalgamation and consolidation of communal amenity space serving the development at ground floor level; relocation of the substation and switch room previously proposed in block d to block a and associated alterations to previously approved ground floor apartments 2 and 3 in block d and apartments 1 and 2 in block a; minor alterations to party walls in blocks a, b and d to accommodate a number of one-bedroom apartments in lieu of previous approved studio apartments; minor alterations to previously approved facades, building line and internal partition walls to accommodate the aforementioned amendments and a slight increase in the number of apartments featuring within the development, from 196 no. To 204 number units.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the South Dublin 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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
58 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jul 2025	€315,000	218 m
20 Cairnwood Court, Cookstown, Tallaght Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€380,000	229 m
8 Ambervale, Cookstown, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€417,000	231 m
22 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaght	Dec 2025	€360,000	235 m
20 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaghtnot full market price	May 2025	€345,000	240 m
31 Cairnwood Court, Springfield, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€361,000	263 m
7 The Magnolia, Silvervale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€1,136,564	276 m
14 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€850,220	276 m

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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

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Application received22 February 2022
Decision due29 March 2022
Decision issued13 March 2023

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