GrantedApartmentsDecided 2 July 2004

South West Quadrant of junction of, Fortunestown Lane, Citywest Road, Dublin 24.

A major mixed-use development including 380 residential units and a commercial shopping centre.

SD03A/0857 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 May 2004

Reference: SD03A/0857
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 28 May 2004
Residential units: 380
Floor area: 48658 m²

Summary

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This phased integrated development features 380 residential units (apartments, duplexes, and townhouses) across multiple buildings up to 5 storeys high. It also includes a commercial shopping centre with a large retail anchor store and ground-floor retail space.

Apartmentsmixed useretailmajor development

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Phased integrated mixed-use retail/commercial and residential development incorporating the following uses in separate buildings: a total of 380 residential units comprising 13 no. 1 bed, 305 no. 2 bed and 57 no. 3 bed units, with balconies and associated surface and underground car parking in a mixture of apartment and townhouses in the following arrangement: 4 no. 3 storey duplex/apartment blocks (56 units); 1 no. 5 storey apartment blocks including roof penthouse (145 units) over basement carparking (157 spaces); 1 no. 4 storey apartment block including penthouse comprising 34 units; 3 no. 2 storey courtyard housing units (5 units) including 12 no. 3 storey duplex/apartment corner units; a courtyard residential development (65 units) comprising 16 no. 2 storey maisonettes and 49 apartments units at landscaped courtyard podium level over the glazed retail mall; 5 storey residential feature building comprising 25 no. Apartments on four levels with retail at ground floor (472sq. M. ); a commercial/shopping centre building incorporating a retail anchor store 60% food (2926m. Sq. ) and 40% drapery/textile & household goods (1952m. Sq. ) (4877sq. M. Gross floor area) with staff stock facilities at first floor (1515sq. M. ), glazed retail mall comprising retail units, non-retail services units, restaurant/ cafes (29 units totalling 3284sq. M. ), a revised 2 storey arcade with ground floor commercial/retail units and first floor and second floor feature office/restaurant/medical suites (2999sq. M. ) underground car park for 223 spaces and surface car park comprising 340 spaces; 8 no. 2 storey own door offices (1699sq. M. ); crèche/playhouse with drop-off (375sq. M. ); community hall; 2 storey pub and restaurant (862sq. M. ); permission is also sought for all ancillary site development, road widening works, service yard and loading facilities, bin stores, cycle parking, pathways, cycle tracks, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments, open spaces, signage. Vehicular access is proposed from fortunestown lane with new dedicated entrance to residential block a/b off fortunestown at nw site boundary and minor ancillary service access from the citywest road n82. An environmental impact statement is being submitted with this application.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

DCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
309 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Jan 2026	€250,000	9 m
307 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€235,000	9 m
71 Fortunes Lawn, City Park, Citywest	Aug 2025	€325,000	47 m
23 Fortones Lawn, Citypark, Citywest	Feb 2026	€300,000	47 m
58 Fortunes Lawn, Citywest, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€295,000	47 m
315 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Feb 2026	€326,000	48 m
Apt 14 Block B1, Fortunes Lawn, City West Dublin	Jul 2025	€270,000	54 m
60 Fortunes Lawn, Fortunestown Lane, Citywest Dublin 24	Jul 2025	€305,000	54 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

Application received28 May 2004
Further information requested14 January 2004
Further information received28 May 2004
Decision due24 June 2004
Decision issued2 July 2004
Grant issued24 November 2004
Appeal submitted27 July 2004
Appeal decided16 November 2004
Permission expiry29 November 2004

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