Unit 5 & 8, Building 2 & 3, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Conversion of an industrial warehouse into a padel tennis sports facility in Tallaght.
SD23A/0303 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 February 2024
- Reference
- SD23A/0303
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Units 5 and 8 at Cookstown Industrial Estate from warehouse use to a padel tennis facility. The project includes minor internal modifications to accommodate a reception, ancillary cafe, seating area, and changing rooms.
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 from warehouse to padel tennis sports facility, with minor internal modifications, including reception, ancillary cafe, seating area, bathrooms / changing rooms, and all associated and ancillary site 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 248 m |
| 27 Pinetree Crescent, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €366,000 | 350 m |
| 22a Parkhill West, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 395 m |
| 3 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 418 m |
| 4 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €416,000 | 421 m |
| 2a Parkhill Green, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €487,000 | 440 m |
| 33 Kingswood View, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €700,000 | 442 m |
| 12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 458 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 received9 February 2024
- Decision due7 March 2024
- Decision issued7 March 2024
- Permission expiry15 April 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for 2 no. Outdoor Padel tennis court facilities with protected screening around…
Units 5&8, building 2&3, Cookstown Industrial Estate Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD25A/0083WSouth DublinLodged 6 Apr 2025Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for 1 no. Outdoor Padel tennis court facilities with protected screening around…
Units 5&8, Building 2&3, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD25A/0190WSouth DublinLodged 16 Aug 2025Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of existing warehouse at rear to aftersales area comprising vehicle maintenance, parts storage…
Belgard Autoplatz, Old Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S00A/0859South DublinLodged 20 Feb 2001Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Retention permission for alterations to existing buildings to include, over cladding of brick facade at…
Building 1, Units 1a, 1b, 1c, Buildings 81a and 81b, Cookstown Estate Road, & Buildings 2 & 3, at Old Belgard Rd, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24
SD23A/0186South DublinLodged 4 Aug 2023Retention
- Granted50 m away
Change of use from Warehouse to Gym facility, with minor internal modifications including reception area,…
Unit 2, Buildings 2 & 3, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24.
SD24A/0026South DublinLodged 19 Jun 2024Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Retention of additional retail floor area at petrol filling station shop
Belgard Motors Autoplatz, Old Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S99A/0911South DublinLodged 20 Dec 1999Retention
- Granted80 m away
Construction of a single storey warehouse storage extension to the side of an existing combined single storey…
Unit 82D, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD13A/0064South DublinLodged 9 Apr 2013Commercial
- Refused80 m away
(i) Demolition of the existing industrial and commercial buildings (15,989sq.m); (ii) construction of a…
Lands to the west of Old Belgard Road and north, south and west of Cookstown Road, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24
SHD3ABP-309731-21South DublinLodged 19 Mar 2021Apartments
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