Arena Centre, Unit 3, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Change of use of a unit in Tallaght from healthcare to a recreational facility.
SD19A/0251 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 August 2019
- Reference
- SD19A/0251
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of Unit 3 at the Arena Centre from healthcare use to a recreational facility. The unit has a gross floor area of 430 square metres.
- Floor area
- 430 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of unit 3 (with a gross floor area of 430sq. M) from healthcare use to recreational facility use, along with associated ancillary works.
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 30 January 2020.
Notified floor area: 430 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 112, New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €307,500 | 20 m |
| Apt 122 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 159 Block E New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 145 Block E, Arena Whitestown, New Seskin Court Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €294,000 | 58 m |
| 117 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 58 m |
| 127 Arena Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 58 m |
| 169 New Seskin Court, Whitestown Way, Tallaght | Jan 2025 | €294,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 116 New Seskin Ct, Whitestown Way, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €285,000 | 58 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 received8 August 2019
- Decision due2 October 2019
- Decision issued2 October 2019
- Grant issued8 November 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Division of the existing Unit 3 to provide Unit 3A and the material change of Unit 3A from a private…
Unit 3, Tallaght Arena, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD15A/0315South DublinLodged 21 Oct 2015Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of Unit 1 (with a GFA of 170sq.m) from retail use to sports club facility (sports hall/gym) use…
Unit 1, Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD18A/0050South DublinLodged 14 Feb 2018Change of use
- Exempt — no permission needed40 m away
Reconfiguration of ground floor layout of existing Lidl store, inclusive of rearrangement of net retail sales…
Lidl, Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
ED18/0009South DublinLodged 3 Apr 2018Alterations
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of Unit 4 (an existing retail unit with a gross floor area of 463sq.m) to retail unit with…
Unit 4, Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD19A/0273South DublinLodged 23 Aug 2019Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Replacement of 4 no. existing external signs to the east and north elevations
Tower Hotel, The Arena, Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD08A/0841South DublinLodged 6 Apr 2009Commercial
- Refused40 m away
Provision of 2 double sided projecting signs to the front elevation of the existing Lidl store
Lidl, The Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24.
SD18A/0133South DublinLodged 20 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Ancillary use as an off-licence of the previously approved one-storey over ground floor discount foodstore…
Site of 3.256 ha. to the southwest of junction of Whitestown Way & Tallaght Bypass in the townland of Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD06A/0471South DublinLodged 12 Jun 2006Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Provision of 1 double sided projecting sign to the front elevation
Lidl, The Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24.
SD18A/0232South DublinLodged 2 Jul 2018Commercial
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