RefusedCommercialDecided 20 February 2017

The Embankment, Bessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Demolition of a pub to build a step-down facility, health centre, and childcare facility.

SD16A/0443 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 December 2016

Reference: SD16A/0443
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2016
Floor area: 11819.6 m²

Summary

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This mixed-use development proposal involves the demolition of a public house and an incomplete building. In their place, a three-storey step-down facility, a two-storey primary health care centre with a pharmacy, and a three-storey childcare facility will be constructed.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Mixed use development consisting of: demolition of public house building and incomplete building on the east side of the site; construction of a 'step down' facility consisting of two 3 storey buildings connected by a link corridor with two integrated retail units at lower ground floor level with associated refuse storage, car parking area for 51 cars and bicycle racks for 30 bicycles; construction of a primary health care centre 2 storey building with integrated pharmacy at ground floor level with associated refuse storage, car parking area for 80 cars and bicycle racks for 28 bicycles; construction of 3 storey child care facility building with the ground and first floors specialising in child care and the second floor will be a children's activity play centre with associated party rooms and toilets with associated refuse storage, car parking area for 14 cars and bicycle storage racks for 24 bicycles; a new footpath along the boherboy road/saggart road (l2008). The main vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the development will be off the boherboy road/saggart road (l2008); a new pedestrian entrance off the n81 blessington road; a new lay-by for bus stop on the blessington road; 2 sub-stations; improvement works to junction of l2008 and n81 roads so as to create a t-junction between boherboy road and blessington road together with all associated site works, boundary treatment, landscaping and signage.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RURU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
48 Corbally Park, Citywest, Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€488,000	91 m
15 Corbally Rise, Westbrook Glen, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€400,000	201 m
20 Corbally Rise, Westbrook Glen, Tallaght	Jun 2026	€526,000	237 m
22 Corbally Rise, Westbrook Glen, Tallaght Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€380,000	238 m
10 Corbally Park, Saggart, Co Dublin	Feb 2026	€430,000	244 m
15 Corbally Heath, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€530,000	265 m
2a Corbally Park, Citywest, Dublin 24	Aug 2025	€425,000	279 m
13 Corbally Ave, Westbrook Ave, Westbrook Lawnsnot full market price	Aug 2025	€196,000	301 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 received20 December 2016
Decision due22 February 2017
Decision issued20 February 2017
Appeal submitted20 March 2017
Appeal decided15 September 2017
Permission expiry19 September 2017

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