Institute of Technology, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Construction of a new Sport Science, Health and Recreation Building and sports facilities at the Institute of Technology campus.
SD18A/0435 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 December 2018
- Reference
- SD18A/0435
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 December 2018
- Floor area
- 3175 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes a new two-storey building containing a sports hall and teaching facilities with a floor area of 3,175 sq.m. It also features a floodlit grass playing pitch, spectator seating, a landscaped quadrangle, and the demolition of 46 existing car parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
(1) a sport science, health and recreation building containing a single storey sports hall and teaching accommodation and associated facilities arranged over two storey plus roof plant areas with a total floor area 3,175sq. M; 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) external landscaped quadrangle; pedestrian areas; footpaths and landscaping; linking existing facilities with the development; building signage; 56 covered bicycle parking spaces; covered walkways and demolition of 46 existing car parking spaces and associated site works; (3) 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 application site is centrally located within the itt campus which is bounded 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
“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.
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 31 August 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 February 2023.
Notified floor area: 3,175 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 Bancroft Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €540,000 | 319 m |
| 38 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght | Apr 2026 | €246,000 | 323 m |
| 45 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €110,000 | 323 m |
| 46 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €110,000 | 323 m |
| 51 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €193,000 | 323 m |
| 44 Tramway Court, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 323 m |
| 72 Bancroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €590,000 | 407 m |
| 6 Bellvue Apartment, Cookstown, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €195,000 | 428 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 received10 December 2018
- Decision due12 February 2019
- Decision issued8 February 2019
- Grant issued19 March 2019
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