Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 4 June 2004

The Belgard Inn, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Construction of a mixed-use development with 100 apartments, retail units, a public house, restaurants, and a creche.

SD03A/0691 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 May 2004

Reference
SD03A/0691
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
11 May 2004
Residential units
147
Floor area
14766 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development at the Belgard Inn site consists of two blocks. Block 1 will feature ground-floor commercial units including a convenience store, retail units, a public house, a betting office, and restaurants, with 88 apartments above. Block 2 will contain a ground-floor creche with 12 apartments above, bringing the total to 100 apartments.

Apartmentsmixed useretailcrecheapartments
Storeys
4

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

(1) the construction of two blocks consisting of a convenience store, retail units, a public house and a bar, betting office, restaurants and creche at ground floor with apartments over. (2) block 1 is now part three storey over ground floor commercial with one no. Two storey penthouse at third floor in the north east corner. Block 2 is now two storey over a ground floor creche. (3) the ground floor commercial element of block 1 consists of 742 sq. M (net retail) convenience store, five no. Retail units ranging from 40 to 114 sq. M (retail unit 8 replacing the proposed leisure unit) a 300 sq. M video shop, 111 sq. M betting office, a 746 sq. M public house, a 214 sq. M bar and two no. Restaurants of 300 sq. M and 256 sq. M respectively. (4) block 1 to provide 16 no. 1 bedroom, 58 no. 2 bedroom and 14 no. 3 bedroom dual aspect apartments. (5) block 2 consists of a 619 sq. M creche at ground floor and 10 no. 2 bedroom and 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments above, total of 100 no. Apartments reduced from 146 no. 15% of the total residential accommodation shall be put forward as social/affordable housing. (6) the reduction/rebuilding from 2, 162 sq. M to 1,325 sq. M of the existing belgard inn basement for use as a plant room for the entire development. (7) the provision of an off-street bus/taxi pick up area along the cookstown road and the provision of a new access road on the old belgard road for delivery access and 25 no. Surface level car park spaces. The development shall be served by a 366 no. Space sub-ground level car park, previously approved under s98a/0445 to provide 240 no. Spaces and by the provision of an additional basement level and half level providing 126 no. Spaces, 104 no. Of which shall be dedicated residential car parking. (8) the construction of a car park attendants office and a bank a. T. M. (9) a full landscaping design and living area, total site area 1406 hectares. Amended by clarification of additional information received 11th may 2004: the proposal incorporates a 366 no. Space sub-ground level multi-storey car park that will accommodate 120 surface level car spaces from the front of the existing development. The current proposal is an amendment of the 240 car park, which was previously approved under s98a/0445 at this site. The proposal includes the following amendments: (1) the ramp has been reconfigured to provide separate half level ramps in the centre of the car park. (2) an additional car park level between level one and ground level. (3) the reduction in length by 1.2m on the southern side and the partial increase in width by 3.37m on the eastern side of the car park. (4) general reconfiguration of the car parking spaces, stair and lift cores.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LCDC
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
2 Kingswood View, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24Aug 2025€457,000107 m
5 The View, Belgard Heigts, TallaghtNov 2025€380,000115 m
9 Kingswood View, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24May 2025€465,000118 m
169 The Oaks, Belgard Heights, TallaghtJul 2025€550,000124 m
13 Kingswood View, Belgard, Dublin 24not full market priceSept 2025€450,000131 m
12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24Nov 2025€390,000171 m
9 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Tallaght Dublin 24May 2025€421,000178 m
45 The Grove, Kingswood Heights, Dublin 24Dec 2025€565,000189 m

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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

  1. Application received11 May 2004
  2. Further information requested10 November 2003
  3. Further information received23 March 2004
  4. Decision due20 April 2004
  5. Decision issued4 June 2004
  6. Permission expiry24 May 2004

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