GrantedApartmentsDecided 25 July 2019

Unit 5A-C, Second Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Demolition of an industrial building to construct 196 build-to-rent apartments in four blocks up to nine storeys tall.

SHD3ABP-303803-19 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 February 2019

Reference: SHD3ABP-303803-19
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 20 February 2019
Residential units: 196

Summary

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This strategic housing development involves demolishing a 2,590 sq.m industrial building. In its place, 196 build-to-rent apartments will be built across four blocks ranging from six to nine storeys, alongside a commercial unit, office, crèche, gym, and basement parking.

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Storeys: 9

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of the existing 2,590sq. M industrial building and the construction of a 'build to rent' housing development providing a total of 196 residential apartments (comprising 45 studio units, 48 one-bed units, 8 two-bed (3-person) units and 95 two-bed (4-person) units) in 4 six-nine storey blocks over basement. The development will include 1 commercial unit (248sq. M, accommodating class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the planning and development regulations, 2001-2018) at ground floor level, 1 office unit (111sq. M) at ground floor level; a crèche(192sq. M) at ground floor level; a gym (18sq. M) at ground floor level; 6 communal amenity spaces provided at ground and first floor levels across the development (totalling 286sq. M); a communal hot desk room (25sq. M) at ground floor level; and 3 communal secure storage areas (totalling 31sq. M) at ground floor level; along with a ground floor level landscaped courtyard, 408 bicycle spaces (308 resident spaces at basement level and 100 visitor spaces at ground floor level); an underground carpark (accessed from second avenue, providing a total of 67 parking spaces (including 61 standard spaces and 6 mobility impaired user parking spaces)) and refuse/waste/recycling stores. Associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed which include: foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary fences; plant areas; esb substations; internal hard landscaping, including footpaths and street furniture; and all associated site development works. The breakdown of units is as detailed below: block a (located in the north-eastern corner of the site) comprises a total of 43 units, as follows: (a) 10 studio apartments, (b) 13 1-bed apartments and (c) 20 2-bed (4-person) apartments. Block b (located in the north-western corner of the site) comprises a total of 50 units, as follows: (a) 6 studio apartments, (b) 16 1-bed apartments, (c) 8 2-bed (3-person) apartments and (d) 20 2-bed (4-person) apartments. Block c (located to the west of the site) comprises a total of 50 units, as follows: (a) 15 studio apartments, (b) 6 1-bed apartments and (c) 29 2-bed (4-person) apartments. Block d (located to the south of the site), comprises a total of 53 units, as follows: (a) 14 studio apartments, (b)13 1-bed apartments and (c) 26 2-bed (4-person) apartments. Each unit in block a, b, c & d has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony. Additional discussions regarding the proposed development are provided in the architectural drawings, prepared by c+w o'brien architects, and the statement of consistency & planning report, prepared by hughes planning and development consultants, submitted with the application.

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
58 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price	Jul 2025	€315,000	218 m
20 Cairnwood Court, Cookstown, Tallaght Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€380,000	229 m
8 Ambervale, Cookstown, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€417,000	231 m
22 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaght	Dec 2025	€360,000	235 m
20 Cairnwood Avenue, Cookstown, Tallaghtnot full market price	May 2025	€345,000	240 m
31 Cairnwood Court, Springfield, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€361,000	263 m
7 The Magnolia, Silvervale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€1,136,564	276 m
14 The Wisteria, Silver Vale, Cookstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€850,220	276 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

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Application received20 February 2019
Decision due16 April 2019
Decision issued25 July 2019

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