RefusedApartmentsDecided 12 December 2024

Lands at Broomhill Road & Unit 51 Broomhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Demolition of existing buildings to construct a mixed-use development of 242 apartments across five blocks.

SHD3ABP-313591-22 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 May 2022

Reference: SHD3ABP-313591-22
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 17 May 2022
Residential units: 242

Summary

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This Strategic Housing Development application proposes the demolition of 4,319.9 sqm of existing buildings. In their place, a new residential and mixed-use scheme of 242 apartments will be built across five blocks ranging from 4 to 7 storeys. The development will also include a childcare facility, a café, a gym, and co-working spaces.

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Storeys: 7
Floor area: 4,320 m²

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Official record

Development description

(a) the demolition (total area approx. 4,319.9 sqm) of the existing buildings on site and the existing front boundary treatment; and (b) the construction of a new residential and mixed use scheme of 242 apartment units in 5 blocks (blocks a to e) ranging from 4 to 7 storeys in height as follows: block a (5 storeys) comprising 40 apartments (4 one bed, 31 two bed and 5 three bed units); block b and c (7 storeys) comprising 102 apartments (45 one bed and 57 two bed units); block d (5
7 storeys) comprising 36 apartments (16 one bed and 20 two bed units); block e (4
5 storeys) comprising 64 apartments (31 one bed and 33 two bed units); block d will accommodate a childcare facility/creche of approx. 465sqm at ground floor level; the proposal will also provide for a café of approx. 50.9 sqm at the ground floor of block c. Residential amenity areas will be provided in the form of a reception of approx. 125.1sqm, resident lounge of approx. 45sqm, a letting office of approx. 11.8sqm, a rentable room/studio space of 39sqm, a public gym of approx; 128.5sqm and a public co-working space of approx. 128.4sqm, all at the ground floor level of blocks b & c; each residential unit will be afforded with private open space in the form of a balcony or terrace. Communal open space of 1,797.4sqm is proposed in the form of 2 roof top terraces at blocks d and e, courtyard space at ground level, outdoor seating and planting and pedestrian and cyclist links; public open space of 1,400sqm is also proposed in the courtyard area, fully accessible to the general public and includes outdoor seating, paved areas, a lawn area, and play areas in addition to an outdoor seating area to the front of the proposed café at block c; a total of 136 car parking spaces are provided at ground floor level, including 7 accessible spaces at surface level; and 426 bicycle spaces (visitor and resident in bike stands and secure stacked bike spaces) are proposed; the development shall be served via a new vehicular access point from broomhill road; upgrade works are proposed to the vehicular access point to facilitate the proposed development and to provide for improved access and egress for the overall development. New pedestrian and cyclist access points will be provided on to broomhill road from the site; the associated site and infrastructural works include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; attenuation proposals; permeable paving; all landscaping works; boundary treatment; internal roads and footpaths; waste storage areas and electrical services and all associated site development works; the application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant development plan; the application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the planning and development act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land

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
23 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€480,000	334 m
7 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh Dublin 24, Dublin	Mar 2025	€470,000	394 m
17 Redwood Ave, Kilnamanagh, Dublin	Aug 2025	€445,000	439 m
5 Redwood Park, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght Dublin 24not full market price	Mar 2025	€200,000	471 m
14 Redwood Close, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Apr 2026	€485,000	499 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 received17 May 2022
Decision due11 July 2022
Decision issued12 December 2024

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