Tallaght Leisure Centre, Old Bawn Road / Courthouse Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Demolition of Tallaght Leisure Centre to build a new four-storey building with a leisure centre, shops, and 22 apartments.
SD03A/0528 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 January 2004
- Reference
- SD03A/0528
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 January 2004
- Residential units
- 22
- Floor area
- 2785 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the existing Tallaght Leisure Centre. In its place, a new four-storey building will be constructed featuring basement parking and a leisure centre, eight ground-floor retail shops, and 22 apartments on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of the existing tallaght leisure centre building and construction of a new 4-storey building comprising: car parking and new leisure centre at basement level; a new pedestrian street to link old bawn road with courthouse square, and 8 no. Retail shops at ground floor level; 22 no. Residential apartments comprising 11 no. 1-bedroom units and 11 no. 2-bedroom units at first, second and third floor levels over.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Westpark, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €492,000 | 119 m |
| 98 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 282 m |
| 91 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 282 m |
| 72 Abberley Sq, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 282 m |
| 27 Abberley Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €283,000 | 282 m |
| 17 St Maelruans Park, Old Bawn, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €396,500 | 303 m |
| 31 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €330,000 | 316 m |
| 45 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €110,000 | 322 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 received29 January 2004
- Further information requested15 September 2003
- Further information received29 January 2004
- Decision due24 February 2004
- Decision issued25 February 2004
- Grant issued13 April 2004
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Revise the previously approved ground floor layout under planning permission reference No: SD03A/0528. The…
site of old Tallaght Leisure Centre, Old Bawn Road / Courthouse Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Reilly's Butchers, Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD03A/0144South DublinLodged 10 Mar 2003Demolition
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SD05A/0569South DublinLodged 14 Jul 2005Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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8, Old Bawn Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD19A/0118South DublinLodged 8 Apr 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Re-development of properties (with access from Courthouse Square at the rear). The re-development will…
Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S01A/0163South DublinLodged 19 Oct 2001Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of 2 existing ground floor retail units to a Day Service Centre; new internal partitions to…
Coric House, Courthouse Square, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
SD22A/0307South DublinLodged 29 Sept 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Internal alterations to the existing office at first floor level and a change of use of the 2 existing ground…
Coric House, Old Bawn Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD19A/0348South DublinLodged 11 Jun 2020Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Internal alterations to existing ground floor office premises and external alterations to the Old Bawn Road…
Coric House, Old Bawn Road, Tallaght Village, Dublin 24
SD18A/0460South DublinLodged 21 Dec 2018Alterations
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