1, Cookstown Cottages, Cookstown Road, Dublin 24
Retention of a home-based taxi business, radio mast, and office cabin, with plans for a new workshop.
SD03A/0317 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 May 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0317
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 23 May 2003
- Floor area
- 68 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a home-based taxi servicing business, including a radio mast and an office cabin. It also proposes replacing boundary fencing with walls and railings, and erecting a new 68 sq.m taxi valeting and servicing workshop.
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
A home based taxi servicing business adjoining existing house. The development includes the retention of radio mast and of existing cabin as taxi control office. The development also includes the replacement of palisade fencing on western and southern boundaries with 2.4m high walling, new 2.4m high steel railings and gates at entrance, 2.1m high wall to form rear garden to existing dwelling and the erection of a taxi valeting/servicing workshop of 68sq. M.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 Lanndale Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 66 m |
| 8 Ambervale, Cookstown, Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €417,000 | 115 m |
| 45 Lanndale Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €450,000 | 119 m |
| 1 The Magnolia, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €863,436 | 153 m |
| 15 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €837,004 | 153 m |
| 7 The Magnolia, Silvervale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,136,564 | 153 m |
| 14 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €850,220 | 153 m |
| 2 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €775,000 | 153 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 received23 May 2003
- Decision due17 July 2003
- Decision issued17 July 2003
- Grant issued2 September 2003
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