WithdrawnApartmentsDecided 10 May 2011

Cooldown Commons, Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24

A mixed-use development including a crèche, offices, a community building, and 205 residential units.

SD10A/0260 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 September 2010

Reference: SD10A/0260
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 September 2010
Residential units: 205
Floor area: 1210 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 205 residential units across five buildings ranging from three to five storeys in height. The scheme also includes a 400 square metre crèche, 500 square metres of office space, a community building, basement car parking, and associated public plazas.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Mixed use development with crèche, own door offices, community building and 205 no. Residential units in 5 no. Buildings three to five storeys in height. Block a:- a three to five storey building containing crèche 400sq. M. And own door office 500sq. M. At ground floor, 48 no. Two bedroom and 6 no. Three bedroom residential apartments (total 54 no. Units) with basement car park for 73 no. Car spaces, esb substation, bicycle and bin stores and ancillary storage, with public plaza, landscape courtyard, balconies and roof terraces. Block b:- a three / four storey building containing 52 no. Two bedroom and 5 no. Three bedroom residential apartments (total 57 no. Units) with basement car park for 95 no. Car spaces, bicycle and bin stores with ancillary storage, with landscaped courtyard, balconies and roof terraces; block c:- a three to five storey building containing 10 no. Two bedroom and 5 no. Three bedroom residential duplex, 20 no. Two bedroom and 2 no. Three bedroom residential apartments (total 38 no. Units) with residents lounge at third floor between block c and block d, basement car park for 53 no. Car spaces, esb substation, bin and bicycle store and ancillary storage, with landscaped courtyard, balconies and roof terraces; block d:- a three to five storey building containing community building 300sq. M. At ground and first floor, 16 no. Two bedroom and 4 no. Three bedroom residential duplex, 17 no. Two bedroom and 2 no. Three bedroom residential apartments (total 39 no. Units) with basement car park for 63 no. Car spaces, bin and bicycle store and ancillary storage, landscaped courtyard, balconies and roof terraces; block e:- a three / four storey building containing 10 no. Two bedroom and 7 no. Three bedroom residential apartments (total 17 no. Units) with basement car park, for 47 no. Car spaces, bin and bicycle stores with ancillary storage, landscaped courtyard, balconies and roof terrace, with esb substation, recycling centre. The proposed development will be accessed from fortunestown lane at approved signal junction across red line luas, west of citywest luas station and shall be linked to approved development sd08a/0183 to the north. The proposal includes 3 no. Esb substations, recycling centre, ancillary site works, public open spaces, access roads with 9 no. Surface car spaces and boundary treatments.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RES-NR1

“To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans”

National zoning type: New/proposed 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
9 Fortunes Walk, City Park, City West	Jul 2025	€295,000	144 m
11 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywestnot full market price	Jul 2025	€270,000	151 m
12 Citywest Park Drive, Citywestprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€466,960	154 m
11 Citywest Park Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€533,040	160 m
26 Fortunes Walk, Citypark, Citywest	Jan 2026	€393,000	169 m
28 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywest West Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€350,000	174 m
10 Citywest Park Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	175 m
9 Citywest Park Drive, Citywestprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€431,718	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

Timeline

Application received1 September 2010
Further information requested21 October 2010
Decision due29 September 2010
Decision issued10 May 2011
Application withdrawn10 May 2011

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