RefusedApartmentsDecided 8 July 2021

Lands to the west of Old Belgard Road and north, south and west of Cookstown Road, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24

Demolition of industrial buildings and construction of 1,104 build-to-rent apartments.

SHD3ABP-309731-21 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 March 2021

Reference: SHD3ABP-309731-21
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 19 March 2021
Residential units: 1104

Summary

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Strategic Housing Development application for the demolition of 15,989 sqm of industrial buildings and the construction of 1,104 build-to-rent apartments across four blocks (4 to 11 storeys), including commercial units, office space, and a crèche.

Apartmentsshdbuild to rentdemolitionmixed use

Storeys: 11
Floor area: 15,989 m²

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Official record

Development description

(i) demolition of the existing industrial and commercial buildings (15,989sq. M); (ii) construction of a mixed-use development featuring: (a) 1104 'build-to-rent' apartments in 4 blocks varying in height from four to eleven storeys. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to internal communal amenity spaces (totalling 2741sqm) and 5,107sqm of external communal amenity space at ground, first floor and roof levels; and (b) 4 commercial units at ground floor level of blocks b and d (comprising of 2 in block b accommodating a cafe/restaurant/bar; 1 in block d accommodating class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the planning and development regulations, 2001-2019, as amended; and 1 in block d to serve the circle k belgard petrol station which is to be retained), 1,500sqm of office space across first to sixth floor levels of block d and a crèche with external play area at ground floor level of block c. The development is served by a total of 351 parking spaces (including 17 limited mobility parking spaces and 16 car share spaces) and 1860 bicycle spaces (1464 resident spaces and 396 visitor spaces); (iii) road, junction and streetscape upgrade works along first avenue, cookstown road and old belgard road, including the installation a signalised junction at the intersection of first avenue and cookstown road and old belgard road and cookstown road; (iv) construction of 3 new roads and 1 pedestrian/cycle link to the belgard luas stop; (v) construction of a 1,688sqm landscaped public plaza with an outdoor flexible events space in the south-western corner of the site; and (vi) 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. Any person may, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by an bord pleanála of the application and on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 (except for certain prescribed bodies), make a submission or observations in writing to an bord pleanála, 64 marlborough street, dublin 1 or online at www. Pleanala. Ie. Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the strategic housing development section of an bord pleanála (tel. 01-8588100).

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€450,000	305 m
3 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€390,000	371 m
4 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€416,000	374 m
27 Pinetree Crescent, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€366,000	380 m
33 Kingswood View, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€700,000	404 m
12 Garrynisk Sq, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€390,000	409 m
9 Garrynisk Sq, Belgard, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2025	€421,000	412 m
22a Parkhill West, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€521,000	423 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 received19 March 2021
Decision due13 May 2021
Decision issued8 July 2021

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