GrantedInfrastructureDecided 23 October 2009

ITT Dublin Institute Of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Outline permission for three third-level educational buildings and outdoor playing pitches at ITT Dublin in Tallaght.

SD09A/0343 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 September 2009

Reference: SD09A/0343
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Outline Permission
Received: 1 September 2009
Floor area: 13150 m²

Summary

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The development consists of three 3-storey educational buildings: an Engineering Building, a Multi-Purpose Centre, and a Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts Building. It also includes playing pitches, a spectator standing area, and tennis courts.

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Storeys: 3

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Development description

The construction of 3 no. Third level educational buildings and outdoor playing pitches. The development will consist of: (a) 1 no. Engineering building - a 3 storey building with a maximum building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c. 3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m od (ground level at +c. 91.75 m od) with a maximum gross floor area (gfa) of c. 5,900 sq. M; (b) 1 no. Multi purpose centre building - a building of up to 3 storeys, with a maximum overall building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c. 3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m od (ground level at +c. 91.75 m od) and with a maximum gfa of c. 3,200 sq. M; (c) 1 no. Tourism, hospitality and culinary arts building - a building of up to 3 storeys, with a maximum overall building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c. 3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m od (ground level at +c. 91.75 m od) and with a maximum gfa of c. 4,050 sq. M. And (d) playing pitches comprising 1 no. All-weather surface pitch with associated terraced spectator standing area, 1 no. Grass pitch and 2 no. Tennis courts, all with associated floodlights. The maximum total gross floor area of the 3 no. Buildings is c. 13,150 sq. M. The proposed development will also provide for all ancillary landscaping and site development works. The proposed development will be served by 1 no. Existing vehicular access from old blessington road, and by 2 no. Additional vehicular accesses to the campus, which form part of a separate planning application for site enabling works within itt campus, which has been submitted to south dublin county council (reg. Ref. Sd09a/0327 refers). These enabling works include upgrade works to the internal road network within the campus, including the provision of new vehicular accesses off belgard road and off greenhills road at this site of c. 4.882 hectares at the institute technology tallaght (itt), tallaght, dublin
The application site is centrally located within the itt campus, which is generally bounded to the west by belgard road, to the north by the grounds of the industrial buildings accessed off airton road, to the east by greenhills road and to the south by old blessington road and the grounds of the priory, tallaght which forms part of tallaght village architectural conservation area (aca), and which includes the protected structures of tallaght castle gate (ref. 269), saint mary's dominican priory (ref. 270), and saint mary's dominican church (ref. 273)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TCUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
74 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€540,000	309 m
45 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€110,000	342 m
51 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€193,000	342 m
46 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€110,000	342 m
38 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght	Apr 2026	€246,000	342 m
44 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€170,000	342 m
72 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€590,000	398 m
6 Bellvue Apartment, Cookstown, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€195,000	427 m

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Key dates

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Application received1 September 2009
Decision due25 October 2009
Decision issued23 October 2009
Grant issued9 December 2009

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