Westside Press, 79, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin, 24
Change of use of a portion of an industrial building to a café in Tallaght.
SD18A/0261 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 July 2018
- Reference
- SD18A/0261
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 July 2018
- Floor area
- 190 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use of a 195 sq.m portion of an existing industrial building to a café. The site is located at Westside Press in Cookstown Industrial Estate.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of 195sq. M portion of the existing industrial building to a café.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 November 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 September 2017.
Notified floor area: 55 m²
12 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 382 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received19 July 2018
- Decision due12 September 2018
- Decision issued11 September 2018
- Grant issued22 October 2018
In the area
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S00A/0862South DublinLodged 15 Dec 2000Alterations
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- Granted60 m away
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