RefusedApartmentsDecided 5 December 2008

Site Located at Cookstown Estate Road, Cookstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Large mixed-use development in Tallaght including 217 apartments, retail, offices, and a creche.

SD08A/0709 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 October 2008

Reference: SD08A/0709
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 14 October 2008
Residential units: 217
Floor area: 31950.1 m²

Summary

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This application proposes a major mixed-use development across four buildings totalling approximately 31,950 square metres. The scheme includes 217 apartment units, retail spaces, offices, a creche, community rooms, and two basement levels for parking.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Mixed use development broken into 4 no. Buildings totalling c. 31950.1sq. M. Consisting of 217 no. Apartment units, retail floor space totalling 3409.5sq. M. , office floor space totalling 6939sq. M. , a creche, community meeting room and two basement levels providing for 860 car-parking and 322 bicycle spaces. Building 1 consists of a 5 storey mixed use building broken down as follows: 6 no. Convenience retail units at ground floor with a gross floor area of 1340sq. M. , 1 no. Community meeting room at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 34.2sq. M. , 1 no. Creche with a gross floor area of 387sq. M. , 89 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 24 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 54 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 11 no. 3 bedrooms; 6 storey corner office suite with a gross floor area 2658.5sq. M: building 1 will have a maximum height of 25.5m, vehicular access will be via a new road constructed off cookstown estate road. Building 2 consists of a 5 storey mixed use building broken down as follows: 6 no. Retail units at ground floor level with a total gross floor area of 1048sq. M. , 1 no. Community meeting room at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 26.2sq. M. , 47 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 14 no. 1 bedroom, 26 no. 2 bedroom and 7 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 5 no. Storey office suite with a gross floor area of 1359sq. M: building 2 will have a maximum height of 21.5m, vehicular access will be via cookstown estate road. Building 3 consists of a 5 storey residential building made up of 1 no. Retail unit at ground floor area with a gross floor area of 136sq. M. , 1 no. Community meeting room at ground floor area with a gross floor area of 45.2sq. M. , 81 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 19 no. 1 bedroom, 46 no. 2 bedroom and 16 no. 3 bedroom apartments; building 3 will have a maximum height of 19m; vehicular access will be via cookstown estate road. Building 4 consists of a 4 storey office/retail building broken down as follows: 3 no. Retail units at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 885.5sq. M. , 4 no. Storey office suite with a gross floor area of 3346.4sq. M; building 4 will have a maximum height of 20m, vehicular access will be via a new road constructed off cookstown estate road. Public open space has been designed to cpmplement the surrounding buildings and to provide an aesthetically pleasing and peaceful environment for both private residences and the general public to enjoy and will measure 5269sq. M. The proposed development will include landscaping and ancillary site works and will also consist of the demolition of 5 no. Existing industrial units totalling 10117sq. M. This application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement.

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 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€450,000	367 m
3 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€390,000	401 m
4 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€416,000	405 m
439 The Meadows East, Belgard Heights, Tallaght	Dec 2025	€470,000	435 m
12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€390,000	435 m
33 Kingswood View, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€700,000	440 m
9 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€421,000	440 m
27 Pinetree Crescent, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€366,000	444 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 received14 October 2008
Decision due8 December 2008
Decision issued5 December 2008
Appeal submitted12 January 2009
Appeal decided8 September 2009
Permission expiry17 July 2009

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