GrantedApartmentsDecided 22 May 2024

Site of the former, Cookstown House, Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Construction of 84 apartments in a building ranging from 4 to 7 storeys in Tallaght.

SD23A/0237 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 April 2024

Reference: SD23A/0237
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 26 April 2024

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 84 apartments, comprising 40 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom, and 8 three-bedroom units. The building will range from 4 to 7 storeys and will include communal amenity spaces, a roof terrace, and 190 bicycle parking spaces.

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Residential units: 84
Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

(a) planning permission is sought for: (i) the construction of a residential development comprising a total of 84 no. Apartments (40 no. One-bedroom units, 36 no. Two-bedroom units and 8 no. Three bedroom units) in a building ranging in height from 4 to 7 storeys (part 4, part 5, part 7 storey building). Each apartment is provided with private amenity space in the form of a terrace or balcony space and has access to internal communal amenity space at ground floor level (265.54 sq. M); and external amenity space in the form of a designated communal open space area to the east of the proposed building, a central public plaza between the proposed building and the adjacent under-construction residential scheme at the cookstown gateway site to the north (abp ref. Abp-303803-19); and an external communal roof terrace at fifth floor level. A total of 190 no. Bicycle parking spaces are provided at ground floor level to serve the development, including 2 no. Resident bicycle stores comprising a total of 138 no. Cycle spaces and 4 no. Visitor bicycle parking areas at surface level comprising a total of 50 no. Cycle spaces. The proposed development also includes: (ii) the provision of 1 no. Commercial / retail unit (214.85 sq. M) at ground floor level with 2 no. Staff cycle spaces provided internally; and (iii) associated site and infrastructural works which include; foul and surface water drainage; the provision of solar panels at the upper roof level; lighting; landscaping; boundary treatments; plant rooms; signage; footpaths and internal hard and soft landscaping; bin storage; and all associated site development works. (b) retention permission is also sought for; (i) the demolition of the previously existing, pitched roof, derelict structure on site known as cookstown house (88.4 sq. M)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“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.

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Built & 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 21 September 2024.

Notified floor area: 7,620 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
58 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jul 2025	€315,000	169 m
60 Birchwood Dr, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jul 2025	€315,000	203 m
44 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€375,000	236 m
8 Ambervale, Cookstown, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€417,000	242 m
40 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght	Feb 2025	€330,000	247 m
26 Birchwood Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€377,000	276 m
20 Cairnwood Court, Cookstown, Tallaght Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€380,000	283 m
57 Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€280,000	285 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 received26 April 2024
Decision due23 May 2024
Decision issued22 May 2024
Permission expiry30 June 2029

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