RefusedApartmentsDecided 12 September 2016

Unit, 5A-C, Second Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24

A mixed-use development of 184 apartments, commercial units, and a crèche in Tallaght.

SD16A/0267 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 July 2016

Reference: SD16A/0267
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 27 July 2016
Residential units: 184
Floor area: 25799 m²

Summary

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The proposal is for a major mixed residential and commercial development in Cookstown Industrial Estate. It includes 184 apartments across three blocks up to 8 storeys high, two commercial units, a community room, a crèche, and an underground car park, following the demolition of existing structures.

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Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

Mixed residential and commercial development (total gfa of 25,439.03sq. M) providing a total of 184 apartments in 3 separate blocks, 2 commercial units, community room and crèche, along with landscaped courtyard, containing a bicycle store and underground carpark, providing a total of 153 parking spaces, refuse stores and plant areas. Block a fronting second avenue comprises a total of 69 apartments (1 studio, 21 one bed, 47 two bed) all with private balcony spaces in a building with a maximum height of 8 stories. A commercial unit of 306.58sq. M is provided at ground floor level. Block b fronting cookstown way comprises a total of 88 apartments (6 studio, 32 one bed, 36 two bed and 14 three bed) all with private balcony spaces, in a building with a maximum height of 8 stories. A commercial unit of 571.06sq. M and a community room of 64.88sq. M is provided at ground floor level. Block c contained within the courtyard comprises a total of 27 apartments, (10 one bed, 17 two bed) all with private balcony spaces, in a building with a maximum height of 6 stories. A crèche of 231.05sq. M is provided at ground floor level with dedicated open space. The development also includes the demolition of an existing industrial unit and all associated site development works.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
58 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jul 2025	€315,000	218 m
20 Cairnwood Court, Cookstown, Tallaght Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€380,000	229 m
8 Ambervale, Cookstown, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€417,000	231 m
22 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaght	Dec 2025	€360,000	235 m
20 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaghtnot full market price	May 2025	€345,000	240 m
31 Cairnwood Court, Springfield, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€361,000	263 m
7 The Magnolia, Silvervale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€1,136,564	276 m
14 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€850,220	276 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 received27 July 2016
Decision due20 September 2016
Decision issued12 September 2016

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