Unit 5, Belgard Square West, Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Installation of a small cafe at the entrance of an existing fitness club.
ED16/0055 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 November 2016
- Reference
- ED16/0055
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 28 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought to determine if installing a small cafe at the main entrance of a fitness club is exempt development.
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
Install small cafe at the main entrance to fitness club.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Loftus Hall, Belgard Sq, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Feb 2026 | €305,000 | 23 m |
| 3 Aengus Hall, Belgard Sq, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €255,000 | 31 m |
| Apt 26 Aengus Hall, Belgard Sq East, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €370,000 | 31 m |
| 7 Aengus Hall, Belgard Sq West, Tallaght | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 31 m |
| 25 Aengus Hall, Belgard Sq, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €308,300 | 31 m |
| Apt 27 Aengus Hall, Belgard Sq East, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 31 m |
| 10 Swan Hall, Belgard Square, Tallaght | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 16 Swan Hall, Belgard Sq East, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €251,000 | 44 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 received28 November 2016
- Further information requested18 October 2016
- Further information received28 November 2016
- Decision due19 December 2016
- Decision issued16 December 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Retention of part change of use from gym facility to retail unit at ground floor level
Unit 5, Belgard Square West, Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD18A/0386South DublinLodged 20 Feb 2019Retention
- Granted30 m away
Mixed use development on a 1.034 hectare site. The total floor area of the development is circa 39,563 sq.…
Belgard Square West / Cookstown Way, Tallaght Town Centre, Dublin 24
SD03A/0323South DublinLodged 28 May 2003Apartments
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of Unit V from the permitted creche to retail use (600sq m) and the changes of use of unit no.s…
Unit Nos. 17, V and W, Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD08A/0644South DublinLodged 2 Dec 2008Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Alterations to previously approved plans (reg. ref. SD03A/0323, SD05A/0720 An Bord Pleanala Ref. no.…
Belgard Square West/Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD06A/0591South DublinLodged 11 Jul 2006Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Alterations to previously approved plans (Reg. Ref. SD03A/0323, SD05A/0720, An Bord Pleanala Ref. No.…
Unit 15, Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD08A/0244South DublinLodged 14 Apr 2008Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Subdivision of a duplex residential unit number 52 (217.7sq.m.) Block E into 2 no. residential units…
Belgard Square West/ Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD06A/0228South DublinLodged 28 Mar 2006Apartments
- Granted30 m away
Alterations to previously approved plans (Reg. Ref. SD03A/0323, SD05A/0720, An Bord Pleanala Ref. No.…
Belgard Square West / Cookstown Way, Tallaght Town Centre, Dublin 24.
SD06A/0932South DublinLodged 1 Nov 2006Change of use
- Granted30 m away
For alterations to previously approved plans (Reg Ref SD03A/0323, SD05A/0720), An Bord Pleanala Ref No.…
Belgard Square West/ Cookstown Way, Tallaght Town Centre, Tallaght, Dublin, 24
SD07A/0207South DublinLodged 23 Mar 2007Change of use
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