Astropark, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Conversion of a club bar and lounge into a kid's gym and after-school childcare facility.
SD08A/0578 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 March 2009
- Reference
- SD08A/0578
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 March 2009
- Floor area
- 64 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves upgrading the Astropark Tallaght club bar and lounge to a dual-use kid's gym and after-school childcare facility. It includes converting the rear terrace into an indoor activity space and upgrading a front scrub area to provide additional car parking.
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
The upgrading of the astropark tallaght club bar & lounge to a dual use kid's gym and after school age child care facility. A total of 515 metres squared is to be dedicated to these facilities with the conversion of the existing external rear terrace area as an indoor activity space. The proposed development also includes the upgrade of the unlandscaped scrub area to the front of the building to additional car parking with street front signage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €525,000 | 297 m |
| 74 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €540,000 | 305 m |
| 7 Bancroft Downs, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | May 2026 | €465,000 | 308 m |
| 72 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €590,000 | 358 m |
| 36 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €530,000 | 363 m |
| 44 Bancroft Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €531,000 | 374 m |
| 21 B�thair Bancroft, Tamhlacht, Baile �tha Cliath 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 418 m |
| 7 Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €819,000 | 458 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 March 2009
- Further information requested9 October 2008
- Further information received2 March 2009
- Decision due27 March 2009
- Decision issued27 March 2009
- Grant issued8 May 2009
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
Change of use from members' bar to a public bar within the existing building
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- Refused90 m away
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