St. Catherine's, 2, Cooleen, Doneen, Old Blessington Road, Dublin 24
A large mixed-use development featuring retail, recreation, and 40 student accommodation units.
SD03A/0348 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 May 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0348
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 May 2003
- Floor area
- 8596 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis proposal is a modification of a previous permission for a large mixed-use development. It includes a basement car park, ground-floor retail and restaurant spaces, first-floor recreation areas, and 40 student accommodation units spread across the second, third, and fourth floors.
- Residential units
- 40
- Storeys
- 5
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
- Mixed development comprising of the following: basement; carpark of 72 spaces (2422.8sq. M), ground floor; retail including restaurant, supermarket, video store, stationary shop and music shop (1600.7sq. M), first floor; recreation area including bookshop, snooker club, internet cafe and administrative offices (1746.7sq. M), 40 units of student accommodation consisting second floor (14 units); student accommodation (984.15sq. M) third floor (14 units); student accommodation (984.15sq. M) fourth floor (12 units); student accommodation (857.45sq. M), (all student accommodation is under section
- Connection to existing surface water and foul water public sewer and existing water main. Total area of development (8595.95sq. M). This is a modification of a previous grant of planning permission ref. No. S01a/0025 for a similiar development
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €110,000 | 10 m |
| 46 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €110,000 | 10 m |
| 51 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €193,000 | 10 m |
| 38 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght | Apr 2026 | €246,000 | 10 m |
| 44 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 10 m |
| 48 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €480,176 | 147 m |
| 91 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 252 m |
| 72 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 252 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 received30 May 2003
- Decision due24 July 2003
- Decision issued21 July 2003
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of existing building and erection of a mixed commercial/student residential development. The part…
St. Catherine's, 2 Cooleen, Doneen, Old Blessington Road Dublin 24.
S01A/0025South DublinLodged 18 Jan 2001Apartments
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SD03A/0687South DublinLodged 11 Sept 2003Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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SD07A/0039South DublinLodged 16 Jan 2007Apartments
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SD04A/0818South DublinLodged 1 Nov 2004Change of use
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SD19A/0390South DublinLodged 16 Dec 2019Change of use
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SD23A/0122South DublinLodged 27 Oct 2023Change of use
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SD05A/0395South DublinLodged 19 May 2005Change of use
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