SHD3ABP-308398-20/EP
Grant Extension of Duration of PermissionDublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
(i) Demolition of the existing industrial buildings, (ii) construction of: (a) 252 'build-to-rent' apartments in a two to nine storey development. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to 613sq.m of internal communal amenity space (including a concierge and management facilities, communal gym, flexible meeting rooms, library/co-working space, lounge, cinema/multimedia room and external covered game area); 1792sq.m of external communal amenity space at first and second floor levels; and a 65sq.m external covered communal amenity area at first floor level. The development is served by an under-croft carpark accessible from the south-western corner of the site providing a total of 73 parking spaces (including 58 standard spaces, 10 go-car spaces and 5 mobility impaired user parking spaces) and 500 bicycle spaces at ground floor level (372 resident spaces and 128 visitor spaces); and (b) 2 commercial units (comprising of a 95sq.m unit accommodating a café/restaurant and a 145sq.m unit accommodating Class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001-2019, as amended) and a 275sq.m crèche, with associated 86sq.m play area, at ground floor level; (iii) road, junction and streetscape upgrade works along Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road, including the installation a signalized junction at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road; (iv) Construction of a temporary access road along the southern site boundary; and (v) associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed which include: foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary treatment; plant areas; ESB substations; and all associated site development works.
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Application received
3 Oct 2025
Decision: Grant Extension of Duration of Permission
25 Nov 2025
Decision due
27 Nov 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Units 66 & 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Extension Of Duration Of Permission
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Site Area
- 10255.1702069919 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 3 October 2025
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Grant Extension of Duration of Permission
- Decision Date
- 25 November 2025
Location
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(i) Demolition of the existing industrial buildings, (ii) construction of: (a) 252 'build-to-rent' apartments in a two to nine storey development. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to 613sq.m of internal communal amenity space (including a concierge and management facilities, communal gym, flexible meeting rooms, library/co-working space, lounge, cinema/multimedia room and external covered game area); 1792sq.m of external communal amenity space at first and second floor levels; and a 65sq.m external covered communal amenity area at first floor level. The development is served by an under-croft carpark accessible from the south-western corner of the site providing a total of 73 parking spaces (including 58 standard spaces, 10 go-car spaces and 5 mobility impaired user parking spaces) and 500 bicycle spaces at ground floor level (372 resident spaces and 128 visitor spaces); and (b) 2 commercial units (comprising of a 95sq.m unit accommodating a café/restaurant and a 145sq.m unit accommodating Class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001-2019, as amended) and a 275sq.m crèche, with associated 86sq.m play area, at ground floor level; (iii) road, junction and streetscape upgrade works along Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road, including the installation a signalized junction at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road; (iv) Construction of a temporary access road along the southern site boundary; and (v) associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed which include: foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary treatment; plant areas; ESB substations; and all associated site development works.
Units 66 & 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
The amendments to the permitted development will consist of: 1. Reduction in the overall height and internal and external re-configuration of permitted development resulting in the omission of 1 no. floor in Block A and C, and 2 no. floors of Block B to comply with Condition 2 of the permitted development. This will result in an overall reduction in units in the permitted development by 55 no. units from 252 no. units to 197 no. units; 2. Omission of 41 no. studio apartments which will be replaced with 15 no. 1-beds, 13 no. 2-beds and 2 no. 3-bed units including any associated elevational changes to balconies and window openings; 3. Revised layout at ground floor to remove podium courtyard, parking and service area which will be replaced with a new underground car park, entrance and service area; 4. Relocation of permitted creche to the ground floor corner of Blocks B and C and inclusion of an associated outdoor play area resulting in the omission of apartment no. 40 and relocation of tenant amenities/ community space to Block A to comply with Condition 2 of the permitted development; 5. Inclusion of plant equipment at roof level; and, 6. Inclusion of a blue roof drainage system at roof level of all permitted apartment blocks. 7. The development also includes all site development works necessary above and below ground necessary to facilitate the development.
Units 66 and 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permission (ABP-308398-20 and as extended by Ref SHD3ABP-308398-20/EP and as amended by Ref. LRD24A/0008) by way of a planning application for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) permission on a site of c. 0.7 hectares located on lands at Units 66 and 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The minor amendments to the permitted SHD consists of: a) Overall decrease in the floor area from 20,989 sqm to 20,602.1 sqm and internal and external re-configuration of permitted development resulting in a reconfiguration of unit mix to provide: 99 no. 1-bed units, 97 no. 2-bed units, 1 no. 3-bed units b) An increase in floor space of the permitted creche from 287 sqm to 514 sqm located at ground floor level of Block C and increase in creche play area from 140 sqm to 230 sqm. c) The amalgamation of the 2 no. retail units to provide 1 no. commercial/ retail unit provided at ground floor level of Block B with an overall decrease in retail floor area from 212 sqm to 179 sqm. d) A decrease in residential amenity from 491 sqm to 165.5 sqm at ground floor level of Block B. e) Reconfiguration of the residential units and a decrease in the overall floor area of the one bedroom units ranging from 49.20 sqm to 45 sqm, the two bedroom units from 76.70 sqm to 66 - 75 sqm and the three bedroom units from 115 sqm to 94 sqm. f) Relocation of the ESB substation and switch room from ground floor of Block C to the southern boundary of the site. g) Increase in total car parking spaces from 73 no. spaces to 75 no. spaces to provide 67 no. spaces at basement level and 8 no. spaces at surface level including a total 6 no. accessible spaces. h) Provision of 8 no. motorbike parking spaces at basement level. i) Decrease in total bicycle parking from 478 no. spaces to 401 no. spaces including 286 no. long-term resident spaces, 99 no. short-term visitor spaces and 16 no. cargo bike spaces. j) Relocation and reconfiguration of bicycle and bin stores. k) Relocation of lift and stair cores. l) Omission of L-shaped balconies and inclusion of standard balconies. m) Removal of glazed bridge links between blocks. n) Revised floor-to-floor heights of 3,075mm. o) All associated landscaping, site development, and infrastructural works. All application documentation and information is available for public viewing at the following website: www.fourthavenuelrdamendment.com
Units 66 and 67, Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
(i) Demolition of the existing industrial buildings (2,518sq.m);(ii) Construction of a 'build-to-rent' housing development providing a total of 245 residential apartments (comprising 69 studio units, 56 one-bed units and 120 two-bed units) in a six to eleven storey building over basement. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to 21 communal amenity spaces (totalling 880sq.m), including a communal gym (82.5sq.m), and a ground floor level landscaped courtyard. The development is served by an underground carpark (accessed from the Cookstown Road extension currently under construction) providing a total of 79 parking spaces (including 75 standard spaces and 4 mobility impaired user parking spaces), and 468 bicycle spaces (388 resident spaces at basement level and 80 visitor spaces at ground floor level in the central courtyard and on street);(iii) 2 commercial units (comprising 129.4sq.m and 126.5sq.m and accommodating Class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001-2019, as amended) at ground floor level; (iv) 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.
Units 66 & 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Mixed residential and commercial development (GFA 38,207.1sq.m) providing a total of 246 apartments in 2 separate buildings, 3 commercial units, 2 community rooms, 2 crèches and 2 ESB substations, along with landscaped courtyards (containing a surface bicycle store to each site), underground car parking, providing an overall total of 233 parking spaces, refuse stores and plant areas. Site A with frontages to Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road comprises a total of 148 apartments (14 studios, 27 one bed, 95 two bed and 12 three bed), all with private balcony spaces in a building with a maximum height of 7 stories. (Total GFA of 23,483.4m2). 2 commercial units of 333m2 and 197m2, 1 community room of 44.8m2 and 1 crèche of 194.6m2 with dedicated open space, are proposed at ground floor level. An ESB substation is proposed at ground floor level to service site A. The landscaped courtyard contains bicycle store for 44 bicycles. An underground carpark serviced off Fourth Avenue, contains 148 car parking spaces (of which 19 are disabled) and refuse stores. Site B with a frontage to Cookstown Road comprises a total of 98 apartments (10 studios, 26 one bed, 54 two bed and 8 three bed) all with private balcony spaces in a building with a maximum height of 7 stories (total GFA of 14,723.7m2). 1 community room of 29.8m2 and 1 crèche of 147m2 with dedicated open space, are proposed at ground floor level. An ESB substation is proposed at ground floor level to service Site B. The landscaped courtyard contains bicycle store for 94 bicycles. An underground carpark serviced off Cookstown Road contains 85 carparking (of which 13 are disabled) spaces and refuse stores. Proposals also included the provision of a new road linking the existing Cookstown Road to Belgard Square North, a new road to Southern boundary of Unit 69, a new pedestrian walkway to the Southern boundary of Units 66 and 67, (which will also allow for the servicing of the proposed ESB substation for Site A) and the provision of a new public park (0.7175ha). The development also includes the demolition of all existing industrial units and all associated site development works.
Site located at Units 60, 66, 67 Fourth Avenue, And Sites 69 & 70 Cookstown Road, As well as vacant lands, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
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