WithdrawnApartmentsDecided 18 October 2005

The Belgard Inn, Cookstown Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Demolition of the Belgard Inn to build a mixed-use development with a discount food store, retail units, a pub, a creche, and apartments.

SD05A/0725 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 31 August 2005

Reference: SD05A/0725
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 31 August 2005
Residential units: 100
Floor area: 11670 m²

Summary

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The existing Belgard Inn and betting office will be demolished to basement level. In their place, two blocks will be constructed. Block 1 will feature a discount food store, convenience store, retail units, a relocated pub, a betting office, restaurants, and 88 apartments. Block 2 will feature a ground floor creche with apartments above.

Apartmentsdemolitionmixed useretailcreche

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Official record

Development description

(1) the demolition of the existing belgard inn to basement level and the existing betting office, the construction of 2 blocks consisting of a discount food store, convience store, retail units, a relocated public house, a relocated betting office, restaurants ( 1 no. Decanted) and creche at gound floor with apartments over; (2) block 1 is three storeys over ground floor commercial with a single unit setback penthouse accessed from third floor extending to 4 storeys over ground; block 2 is two storeys over ground floor creche: (3) the ground floor commercial element of block 1 consists of a 1413 sq. M discount food store, 1 no. 334sq. M convience store, 5 no. Retail units of ranging in size from 114 sq. M to 270 sq. M, 2 no. Restaurants of 288 sq. M and 214 sq. M respectively, a 115 sq. M betting office, 470 sq. M lounge with 45sq. M keg store and replacement surface level esb substation and meter room, communal and commercial bin stores located within a service yard: (4) block 1 to provide 17 no. 1 - bedroom, 58 no. 2 - bedroom, 12 no. 3 - bedroom and 1 no. 4 - bedroom apartments witha private courtyard at first floor: (5) block 2 consists a 620 sq. M creche at ground floor with private garden and 10 no. 2 bed apartments & 2 no. 3 - bed apartments above - total of 100 no. Apartments, 15% of which shall be put forward as social/affordable housing: (6) the reduction /rebuilding from 2162 sq. M to 920 sq. M of the existing belgard inn basement for for the 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 35 no. Surface level parking: (8) the partial change of use of 50% of the existing 240-car space below ground level carpark previously approved under s98a/ 0445 from park and ride to commercial car park with the provision of an additional 106 basement level residential parking spaces below the existing muilti - storey car park providing the full parking requirement of the overall development: (9) the development has an extensive landscaping plan throughout: (10) the construction of a carpark attendants office and a bank atm: total site area = 1.406 hectare.

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Kingswood View, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	Aug 2025	€457,000	107 m
5 The View, Belgard Heigts, Tallaght	Nov 2025	€380,000	115 m
9 Kingswood View, Belgard Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€465,000	118 m
169 The Oaks, Belgard Heights, Tallaght	Jul 2025	€550,000	124 m
13 Kingswood View, Belgard, Dublin 24not full market price	Sept 2025	€450,000	131 m
12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€390,000	171 m
9 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€421,000	178 m
45 The Grove, Kingswood Heights, Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€565,000	189 m

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Key dates

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Application received31 August 2005
Decision due22 October 2005
Decision issued18 October 2005

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