Former Metal Powders International Site, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Revisions to a permitted development to build a four-storey office building in Tallaght.
SD13A/0016 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 February 2013
- Reference
- SD13A/0016
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 February 2013
- Floor area
- 7649 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes modifications to a previously permitted mixed-use scheme. It seeks to replace two permitted four-storey blocks with a single four-storey over basement office building, reducing the overall permitted floor area.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Revisions/modifications to part of previously permitted mixed use development (reg. Ref. Sd11a/0027; abp ref. Pl06s. 238834) which involves: replacing permitted blocks e and f (both 4 storey buildings, totalling 9,332sq. M. Gross floor area) with a new 4 storey over basement office building (block e) comprising 7,649sq. M. Gross floor area (reducing the permitted gross floor area by 1,683sq. M. ); basement parking is provided accommodating a total of 71 no. Spaces. 13 no. Visitor and 107 no. Staff parking spaces are provided at surface level; permission is also sought for modifications to landscaped open space area, boundary treatment and all associated ancillary site and development works; no changes are proposed to the previously permitted vehicular access/egress arrangements from the blessington road.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Avonbeg Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €382,000 | 147 m |
| 19 Avonbeg Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €374,000 | 147 m |
| 7 Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €819,000 | 149 m |
| Apt 151, Priors Gate, Main St Dublin 24 | May 2026 | €276,500 | 160 m |
| Apt 8 Moynihan Court Village, Tallagh Dublin 24, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 168 m |
| Blue Haze, 22 Main Rd, Tallaght Dublin 22 | May 2025 | €525,000 | 169 m |
| 40 Avonbeg Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €364,755 | 176 m |
| 15 St Dominics Ave, Tallaght Dublin 24, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 185 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received7 February 2013
- Decision due3 April 2013
- Decision issued28 March 2013
- Grant issued23 October 2013
- Appeal submitted24 April 2013
- Appeal decided23 October 2013
- Permission expiry9 September 2013
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