GrantedCommercialDecided 6 December 2007

The Metal Powder International Site, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Construction of a discount foodstore and a separate two-storey office and retail building.

SD06A/0849 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 November 2007

Reference: SD06A/0849
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 9 November 2007
Floor area: 2837 m²

Summary

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The proposal on the former Metal Powder International site includes a 1,661 sqm licensed discount foodstore and a separate 1,176 sqm two-storey office/retail building. The development will provide 141 car parking spaces, revised vehicular access, and new signage.

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a licensed discount foodstore (1,661sq. M. ) comprising of a single-storey structure rising to one and a half stories all to have a mono pitched roof structure with enclosed dock leveler and removable compactor; a two storey office/retail building (1,176sq. M. ) with a mono pitched roof structure, 141 no. Car parking spaces and provision of revised vehicular entrance and access off main road, tallaght; new pedestrian access from main road, tallaght; 1 no. Free standing double sided, internally illuminated flagpole sign; 1 no. Illuminated totem pole and 3 no. Building mounted internally illuminated signs.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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
7 Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€819,000	112 m
Blue Haze, 22 Main Rd, Tallaght Dublin 22	May 2025	€525,000	156 m
Apt 151, Priors Gate, Main St Dublin 24	May 2026	€276,500	162 m
Apt 8 Moynihan Court Village, Tallagh Dublin 24, Dublin	Nov 2025	€265,000	171 m
29 Priorsgate, Tallaght Village, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jun 2025	€280,000	181 m
19 Avonbeg Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€374,000	186 m
20 Avonbeg Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€382,000	187 m
72 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€590,000	194 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 received9 November 2007
Further information requested24 November 2006
Further information received19 April 2007
Decision due6 December 2007
Decision issued6 December 2007
Grant issued8 April 2008
Appeal submitted11 January 2008
Appeal decided31 March 2008
Permission expiry11 May 2008

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