GrantedInfrastructureDecided 10 October 2016

Institute of Technology, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Ten-year permission for two educational buildings and a sports pitch at Tallaght IT.

SD16A/0099 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 September 2016

Reference: SD16A/0099
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 14 September 2016
Floor area: 9704 m²

Summary

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A 10-year planning permission is sought for two third-level educational buildings and an outdoor playing pitch. The development includes a two-storey sports and science building (3,280 sqm), a floodlit grass pitch, and a four-storey academic building (6,402 sqm).

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

10 year planning permission for the construction of 2 third level educational buildings and an outdoor playing pitch, located to the east of the existing main building. The development will consist of: (1) a sport, science, health and recreation building with brick and stone cladding finish containing a single storey sports hall with teaching accommodation and associated facilities, arranged over two storeys plus roof plant areas, total floor area 3,280sq. M. , a grass playing pitch 140 x 90m with flood lighting, score boards, 1m high spectator barrier, 12m high x 25m wide ball catch nets behind goal posts and spectator seating. (2) a four storey building plus roof plant areas, with brick and stone cladding finish, containing a full height atrium space with general teaching accommodation consisting of classrooms and computer rooms, teaching kitchen facilities and restaurant with production kitchen, ancillary store rooms and class kitchens, technical development teaching accommodation with various engineering and other technical laboratories and post grad study area, meeting rooms and administration offices, total floor area 6,402sq. M. (3) a new entrance formed on the east facade of the existing main building with new single storey entrance lobby, total floor area 22sq. M. (4) a new external landscaped quadrangle, pedestrian areas, footpaths and landscaping, linking existing facilities with development. Building signage, 50 covered bicycle parking spaces, covered walkways, refuse storage, relocation of 70 existing car parking spaces and associated site works are also included. (5) enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities at greenhills road access, comprising new raised entry treatment across access and pedestrian refuge island on greenhills road with associated road markings and traffic signs. The development may be constructed in phases. This application site is centrally located within the itt campus, which is bound by belgard road to the west, industrial buildings accessed off airton road to the north, greenhills road to the east and to the south by old blessington road and the grounds of the old priory, tallaght.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 31 August 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 February 2023.

Notified floor area: 3,175 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
38 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght	Apr 2026	€246,000	293 m
46 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€110,000	293 m
44 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€170,000	293 m
51 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€193,000	293 m
45 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€110,000	293 m
74 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€540,000	345 m
72 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€590,000	432 m
6 Bellvue Apartment, Cookstown, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€195,000	441 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 received14 September 2016
Further information requested19 May 2016
Further information received14 September 2016
Decision due11 October 2016
Decision issued10 October 2016
Grant issued10 January 2017
Appeal submitted7 November 2016
Appeal decided4 January 2017
Permission expiry7 March 2017

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