Unit 81, Cookstown Estate Road, Cookstown Industrial Estate, South Dublin, D24 WVT4
Change of use of a commercial storage building to accommodation for international protection applicants.
ED24/0070 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 January 2025
- Reference
- ED24/0070
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 9 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration of exemption is sought for the proposed change of use of an existing commercial storage building into accommodation for international protection applicants.
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
The proposed change of use of an existing commercial storage building into accommodation for use under si 605 for international protection applicants
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 11 November 2022.
Notified floor area: 1,883.49 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 401 m |
| 3 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 416 m |
| 4 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €416,000 | 420 m |
| 439 The Meadows East, Belgard Heights, Tallaght | Dec 2025 | €470,000 | 424 m |
| 316a The Lawns, Belgard Heights, Tallaght | Jun 2025 | €372,000 | 449 m |
| 12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 449 m |
| 300 The Cresent, Belguard Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €445,000 | 451 m |
| 9 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €421,000 | 455 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 received9 January 2025
- Decision due29 January 2025
- Decision issued16 January 2025
In the area
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