RefusedCommercialDecided 14 April 2026

Unit 21, Site of c.1.28ha at, First Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24

Demolition of industrial buildings to build a 171-bed Transitional Care Facility with a GP clinic and pharmacy.

SD26A/0046W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 February 2026

Reference: SD26A/0046W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 18 February 2026

Summary

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This application seeks the demolition of existing industrial and commercial structures to construct a 1-4 storey Transitional Care Facility. The facility will provide 171 bedspaces, therapy spaces, a GP clinic, a pharmacy, a coffee dock, and outdoor amenity areas.

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Storeys: 4
Floor area: 11,747 m²

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of all existing 1-3 storey industrial/commercial structures on the site (c. 5,500 sq. M). Construction of a 1-4 storey transitional care facility (c. 11,747 sq. M. ) providing therapy and treatment space and a pharmacy and general practitioners space at ground floor level and 171 no. Bedspaces at 1st to 3rd floor levels. 2 no. Internal landscaped areas are provided at ground floor level (c. 440 sq. M) and 2 no. Outdoor amenity areas are provided at 1st floor level (c. 483 sq. M). Provision of a coffee dock area, hairdresser, comms rooms, toilets, staff changing facilities, kitchen area, laundry rooms, lobbies/reception areas, admin areas, storage spaces, staff canteen, lv switch room, mains/ sprinkler tank room/ boiler room, multipurpose rooms, dining rooms, meeting and office rooms, sluice rooms, nurses stations, ancillary refuse storage area, ancillary generator, ancillary esb substation and switch room associated with the operation of the facility throughout. Provision of stair/lifts, photovoltaic panels, mechanical plant and green/blue roofs associated with the operation of the facility throughout. Partial provision of the pocket park identified in the tallaght lap (c. 1,500 sq. M). Provision for the relocation and upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian access point along first avenue for servicing and staff parking and relocation and upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian site access point along cookstown road. Provision of signage on the southern, eastern and northern facades of the proposed building and associated totem signage. All associated site development works above and below ground, services provision, connection to water supply and foul and surface water networks on first avenue and cookstown road including partial diversion of the foul line to the north east of the site at first avenue, attenuation/bioretention systems, provision of internal roads and footpaths, tree removal, bicycle storage (60 no. Total spaces), staff and visitor car parking (55 no. Total spaces) and 3 no. Set down/ loading bays.

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
316a The Lawns, Belgard Heights, Tallaght	Jun 2025	€372,000	381 m
316 The Lawns, Belgard Heights, Tallaght	Jul 2025	€376,000	388 m
300 The Cresent, Belguard Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€445,000	396 m
439 The Meadows East, Belgard Heights, Tallaght	Dec 2025	€470,000	415 m
296 Belgard Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€225,000	417 m
278 The Meadows West, Belgard Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€506,000	417 m
3 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€390,000	477 m
4 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€416,000	481 m

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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 received18 February 2026
Decision due15 April 2026
Decision issued14 April 2026
Appeal submitted8 May 2026

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