GrantedApartmentsDecided 28 August 2018

Bruce House, Main Street, Talllaght, Dublin 24.

Demolition of a commercial building to build a five-storey building with 31 apartments and a retail unit in Tallaght.

SD18A/0239 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 July 2018

Reference: SD18A/0239
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 July 2018
Residential units: 31
Floor area: 3230 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing commercial building and the construction of a five-storey mixed-use building. It will feature one ground-floor retail unit and 31 apartments with private balconies, utilizing 29 car parking spaces in the basement of the adjoining Priorsgate scheme.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of the existing part single-storey, part two storey commercial building (c. 510sq. M) and the construction of a 5 storey mixed use building (c. 3,230sq. M) comprising 1 retail unit (c. 100sq. M), 32 enclosed bicycle parking spaces, plant, bin stores and an esb substation at the ground floor level and 31 apartment units at the ground to fourth floor levels, including 11 1-bedroom units, 19 2-bedroom units and 1 3-bedroom unit, with private balconies/terraces. A total of 29 car parking spaces are proposed to facilitate the proposed development in the existing basement level of the adjoining mixed-use priorsgate scheme to the south and west, in lieu of the previously permitted, vacant car showroom display use at this level (as granted under an bord pleanála ref. Pl. 06s. 206768). The development will also include the provision of louvres to the existing glazed openings at basement level of the priorsgate scheme fronting onto the tallaght by pass (n81) to the south; the removal of the existing boundary treatment between the priorsgate and bruce house sites to facilitate a pedestrian connection between the existing and proposed mixed use schemes; piped infrastructure and ducting; roof plant including lift overrun; changes in level; attenuation areas; site landscaping; communal open space including a children's play space (c. 686sq. M) and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground all on a site of c. 0.29 ha site.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

VCUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 151, Priors Gate, Main St Dublin 24	May 2026	€276,500	25 m
29 Priorsgate, Tallaght Village, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jun 2025	€280,000	45 m
82 Priorsgate, Block 2, Greenhills Rd Tallaght Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€235,000	49 m
77 New Bancroft Hall, Tallaghtprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,000	114 m
60 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€336,000	115 m
62 New Bancroft Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24	May 2025	€336,000	115 m
61 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2026	€326,000	115 m
31 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Aug 2025	€330,000	119 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 received5 July 2018
Decision due29 August 2018
Decision issued28 August 2018
Appeal submitted24 September 2018
Appeal decided28 January 2019
Permission expiry24 January 2019

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