WithdrawnApartmentsDecided 1 April 2021

Site at Cooldown Commons & Fortunestown, Citywest, Dublin 24

Construction of 429 residential units, a cafe, offices, and retail units in blocks up to 15 storeys.

SHD3ABP-308985-20 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 December 2020

Reference: SHD3ABP-308985-20
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 21 December 2020
Residential units: 429

Summary

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This Strategic Housing Development application proposes 429 residential units alongside commercial spaces including a cafe, offices, and retail units across 9 blocks. The scheme features a public plaza next to the Fortunestown Luas stop, basement and surface parking, and a pedestrian bridge to an adjacent park.

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Storeys: 15

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Official record

Development description

The construction of 429 residential units, a cafe, offices, retail units and residential amenity area, within 9 blocks ranging in height from 1
15 storeys. The residential component will include 111 x1 bed units, 288 x2 bed units, 30 x3 beds all with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. The proposal will include 286 car parking spaces (178 at basement and 108 at surface level) along with 650 cycle parking spaces. The development will provide public and communal open spaces throughout including a public plaza adjoining fortunestown luas stop. Provision of vehicular, pedestrian, and cyclist accesses to the site, including pedestrian bridge to the public park (under construction) to the east. The application includes for all landscaping, esb substations, plant areas, bin storage, surface water attenuation and all other site development works, and site services required to facilitate the proposed development. The proposed development seeks to amend shd permission abp-302398
18 (under construction to the west), replacing 32 permitted duplex apartments along with associated amendments to internal roads and open spaces. The current proposal also replaces permission sd16a/0078 previously granted on this site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RES-NR1

“To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Fortunes Walk, City Park, City West	Jul 2025	€295,000	147 m
12 Citywest Park Drive, Citywestprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€466,960	148 m
11 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywestnot full market price	Jul 2025	€270,000	153 m
11 Citywest Park Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€533,040	153 m
26 Fortunes Walk, Citypark, Citywest	Jan 2026	€393,000	168 m
10 Citywest Park Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	169 m
28 Fortunes Walk, City Park, Citywest West Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€350,000	172 m
14 Carrigmore Crescent, Saggart, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€243,339	173 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 received21 December 2020
Decision due23 February 2021
Decision issued1 April 2021

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