RefusedApartmentsDecided 5 April 2007

Old Ballymount Road And Forest Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Construction of 43 residential units comprising 16 houses and 27 apartments in Tallaght.

SD07A/0097 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 February 2007

Reference: SD07A/0097
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 February 2007
Residential units: 43
Floor area: 4833 m²

Summary

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The development consists of 43 units across two blocks, ranging from 3 to 4 storeys. It includes 16 townhouses and 27 apartments, basement parking for 51 cars, bicycle spaces, and two public open spaces.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Residential development. The development consists of the construction of 43 units in 2 blocks- a & b, comprising 16 no. Houses and 27 no. Apartments on a site area 5524sq. M. "block a" consists of 16 units with 8 no. Townhouses; 1 no. 1-bedroom and 7 no. 3-bedroom units, and 8 no. Apartments: 6 no. 2 bedroom and 2 no. 1 bedroom units, over 3 stories with private balconies, roof terrace and patios. "block b" comprises 27 units with 8 no. 3 bedroom townhouses, and 19 no. Apartments: 6 no. 1 bedroom and 13 no. 2 bedroom, over 3-4 stories with private balconies, roof terrace and patios, with ramp access to basement (accessed off old ballymount road) providing 51 no. Car parking spaces and 43 no. Bicycle spaces with stairs and lift access via cylindrical pavilion up to public open space, existing mature trees to be retained and incorporated into public open space surrounded by pavement/service route only, together with an esb substation and bin stores located in front of each unit. A second public open space to be provided fronting onto forest close with pedestrian access only through to rest of development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€519,823	70 m
7 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€563,877	77 m
8 Forest Lawns, Kingswood Heights, Clondalkin Dublin 24	Jul 2025	€475,000	121 m
14 Forest Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€608,000	142 m
12 Forest Lawn, Dublin 24, Dublin	Apr 2025	€470,000	148 m
64b Walnut Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€465,000	155 m
22 Forest Close, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€600,000	176 m
5 Dunmore Park, Kingswood, Tallaght	Jan 2026	€330,000	179 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

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Application received12 February 2007
Decision due7 April 2007
Decision issued5 April 2007

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