Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 2 June 2016

former Jacobs/Allied Biscuits Site, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Redevelopment of the former Jacob's factory into an electronic operations and data support facility.

SD16A/0093 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 May 2016

Reference
SD16A/0093
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
16 May 2016
Floor area
22147 m²

Summary

AI-generated

Permission is sought to redevelop the former 20,892 sqm factory building for electronic operations, mechanical plant rooms, and offices. The project includes backup generators, substations, water tanks, and new entrances, with a total proposed floor area of 22,147 sqm.

Industrialdata centreredevelopmentsubstation
Storey
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Official record

Development description

(1) the redevelopment of the former single storey c. 20,892sq. M jacob's factory building for use as electrical rooms for electronic operations, mechanical plant rooms and support areas including loading bays, stores, offices and welfare facilities. The development will also contain new external plant areas including; (2) back up generators; (3) two electrical substations; (4) an electrical transformer compound with associated control rooms; (5) a sprinkler water tank and pump house; (6) a humidifier water tank compound and pump house; (7) a fuel tank compound and pump house; (8) a security entrance kiosk; (9) two new vehicular and pedestrian entrances including a main entrance at airton road and an emergency entrance at mayberry road; (10) 120 car parking spaces; (11) the refurbishment of boundary railings, fencing, landscaping and (12) sundry ancillary works. Mechanical plant at roof level of the main building is screened from view on all sides. The combined gross floor area of all proposed buildings is 22,147sq. M . A seperate application for planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings has been lodged with south dublin county council - reg. Ref. Sd16a/0086.

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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 23 August 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 February 2018.

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
7 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh Dublin 24, DublinMar 2025€470,000344 m
23 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24Oct 2025€480,000363 m
7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, TallaghtOct 2025€450,000392 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

  1. Application received16 May 2016
  2. Further information requested12 May 2016
  3. Further information received16 May 2016
  4. Decision due13 June 2016
  5. Decision issued2 June 2016
  6. Grant issued7 July 2016

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