GrantedHousing estateDecided 20 January 2017

Cooldown Commons, Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24

A mixed-use development of 129 residential units, shops, and a creche in Fortunestown.

SD16A/0078 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 December 2016

Reference: SD16A/0078
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 December 2016
Residential units: 129
Floor area: 13706 m²

Summary

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The project consists of 129 residential units including 6 houses, 52 terraced houses, 47 duplexes, and 24 apartments. It also includes retail units, a creche, and associated public spaces following the local area plan.

Housing estatemixed useapartmentscrecheretail

Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

A mixed use development consisting of a total of 129 residential units including 6 detached houses, 52 terraced houses, 47 duplex units and 24 apartments, shops and creche. The overall proposed development follows a street grid pattern set out in the fortunestown local area plan 2012, presenting an urban edge to the north of the fortunestown lane/luas line, a central northwest-southeast main street linking citywest shopping centre to future development lands to the north, and a parkland area along the baldonnel upper stream to the east. The proposed development comprises 3 main sectors incorporating the following: sector 1 is a triangular shaped block facing onto fortunestown lane and the internal main street including; a 4 storey building containing creche (c . 203sqm with private open space) and 3 retail/own door office units (c. 452sqm gfa) at ground floor, with apartments above ground including 6 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 9 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 3 no. 3 bedroom apartments, bicycle and bin stores and ancillary storage with public plaza, balconies and roof terraces; a 4 storey duplex with 1 no. 3 bed two storey townhouse above 1 no. 2 storey two bedroom apartment, a 3 storey residential terrace facing an internal courtyard with 12 no. 3 bed houses; and facing onto the main street a 3/4 storey terrace of 14 duplex units, including 8 no. 3 bed townhouses and 6 no. 2 bed apartments, 6 no. 3 storey 3 bed terraced houses and 1 no. 3 storey semi-detached 4 bed house. Sector 2 comprises a residential block bounded by the new main street to the west, luas line to the south and new parkland to the east, including 23 no. 3 storey 3 bed houses, 3 no. 3 storey 4 bed houses ( 1 detached and 2 semi detached); 31 no. 3/4 storey duplex units (including 15 no. 2 storey 3 bed townhouses, 2 no. 2 storey 2 bed townhouses and 14 no. 2 bed apartments) and 2 no. 4 storey buildings including 6 no. 2 bed apartments, bin stores and ancillary storage, balconies and terraces. Sector 3 comprises a small residential block at the north of the site facing on the main street and includes 11 no. 3 storey 3 bed terraced houses, 2 no. 3 storey 4 bed semi detached houses. The proposed development will be accessed from fortunestown lane with a new upgraded signalised junction across the red luas line, east of fortunestown luas station, and opposite the access to citywest shopping centre. Also provided is 1 esb substation, ancillary site works, access roads, 142 surface car spaces, 40 covered bicycle parking adjoining luas station; site development works and boundary treatments. Open space is proposed along the eastern boundary of the site (measuring c. 0.43ha) all on a site measuring c. 3.03ha.

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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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	134 m
11 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywestnot full market price	Jul 2025	€270,000	141 m
26 Fortunes Walk, Citypark, Citywest	Jan 2026	€393,000	160 m
12 Citywest Park Drive, Citywestprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€466,960	164 m
28 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywest West Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€350,000	165 m
11 Citywest Park Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€533,040	170 m
14 Carrigmore Crescent, Saggart, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€243,339	178 m
12 Carrigmore Crescent Citywest, Saggart, Dublin	Oct 2025	€310,000	178 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 received15 December 2016
Further information requested29 April 2016
Further information received15 December 2016
Decision due20 January 2017
Decision issued20 January 2017
Grant issued27 February 2017

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