TU Dublin, Tallaght, Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 FKT9
Registered ApplicationPlanning application SD26A/0239W
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
New campus sports facilities including a single-storey sports changing pavilion, separate equipment store, hurling training wall, 2no. sports playing pitches with associated floodlighting, fencing and netting, together with associated landscaping and site development works
Application Details
- Location
- TU Dublin, Tallaght, Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 FKT9
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Eircode
- D24 FKT9
- Site Area
- 42900 ha
- Floor Area
- 696 sq m
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 6 October 2026
- Status
- Registered Application
- Decision
- Pending
Location
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The construction of 3 no. third level educational buildings and outdoor playing pitches. The development will consist of: (a) 1 no. Engineering Building - a 3 storey building with a maximum building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c.3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m OD (ground level at +c.91.75 m OD) with a maximum gross floor area (GFA) of c. 5,900 sq.m; (b) 1 no. Multi Purpose Centre Building - a building of up to 3 storeys, with a maximum overall building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c.3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m OD (ground level at +c.91.75 m OD) and with a maximum GFA of c. 3,200 sq.m; (c) 1 no. Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts Building - a building of up to 3 storeys, with a maximum overall building height of c. 19.5 metres (including c.3.0 metres for plant at roof level) and at an overall height of +c. 111.25 m OD (ground level at +c.91.75 m OD) and with a maximum GFA of c. 4,050 sq.m. and (d) Playing pitches comprising 1 no. all-weather surface pitch with associated terraced spectator standing area, 1 no. grass pitch and 2 no. tennis courts, all with associated floodlights. The maximum total gross floor area of the 3 no. buildings is c.13,150 sq.m. The proposed development will also provide for all ancillary landscaping and site development works. The proposed development will be served by 1 no. existing vehicular access from Old Blessington Road, and by 2 no. additional vehicular accesses to the campus, which form part of a separate planning application for site enabling works within ITT campus, which has been submitted to South Dublin County Council (Reg. Ref. SD09A/0327 refers). These enabling works include upgrade works to the internal road network within the campus, including the provision of new vehicular accesses off Belgard Road and off Greenhills Road at this site of c. 4.882 hectares at the Institute Technology Tallaght (ITT), Tallaght, Dublin 24. The application site is centrally located within the ITT campus, which is generally bounded to the west by Belgard Road, to the north by the grounds of the industrial buildings accessed off Airton Road, to the east by Greenhills Road and to the south by Old Blessington Road and the grounds of The Priory, Tallaght which forms part of Tallaght Village Architectural Conservation Area (ACA), and which includes the Protected Structures of Tallaght Castle Gate (Ref. 269), Saint Mary's Dominican Priory (Ref. 270), and Saint Mary's Dominican Church (Ref. 273).
ITT Dublin Institute Of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin 24
(1) A Sport Science, Health and Recreation Building containing a single storey sports hall and teaching accommodation and associated facilities arranged over two storey plus roof plant areas with a total floor area 3,175sq.m; grass playing pitch 140 x 90m with flood lighting; score boards; 1m high spectator barrier; 12m high x 25m wide ball catch nets behind goal posts and spectator seating; (2) external landscaped quadrangle; pedestrian areas; footpaths and landscaping; linking existing facilities with the development; building signage; 56 covered bicycle parking spaces; covered walkways and demolition of 46 existing car parking spaces and associated site works; (3) enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities at Greenhills Road access, comprising new raised entry treatment across access and pedestrian refuge island on Greenhills Road with associated road markings and traffic signs. The application site is centrally located within the ITT campus which is bounded by Belgard Road to the west, industrial buildings accessed off Airton Road to the north, Greenhills Road to the east and to the south by Old Blessington Road and the grounds of the Old Priory, Tallaght.
Institute of Technology, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
10 year planning permission for the construction of 2 third level educational buildings and an outdoor playing pitch, located to the east of the existing main building. The development will consist of: (1) A sport, science, health and recreation building with brick and stone cladding finish containing a single storey sports hall with teaching accommodation and associated facilities, arranged over two storeys plus roof plant areas, total floor area 3,280sq.m., a grass playing pitch 140 x 90m with flood lighting, score boards, 1m high spectator barrier, 12m high x 25m wide ball catch nets behind goal posts and spectator seating. (2) A four storey building plus roof plant areas, with brick and stone cladding finish, containing a full height atrium space with general teaching accommodation consisting of classrooms and computer rooms, teaching kitchen facilities and restaurant with production kitchen, ancillary store rooms and class kitchens, technical development teaching accommodation with various engineering and other technical laboratories and post grad study area, meeting rooms and administration offices, total floor area 6,402sq.m. (3) A new entrance formed on the east facade of the existing main building with new single storey entrance lobby, total floor area 22sq.m. (4) A new external landscaped quadrangle, pedestrian areas, footpaths and landscaping, linking existing facilities with development. Building signage, 50 covered bicycle parking spaces, covered walkways, refuse storage, relocation of 70 existing car parking spaces and associated site works are also included. (5) Enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities at Greenhills Road access, comprising new raised entry treatment across access and pedestrian refuge island on Greenhills Road with associated road markings and traffic signs. The development may be constructed in phases. This application site is centrally located within the ITT campus, which is bound by Belgard Road to the west, industrial buildings accessed off Airton Road to the north, Greenhills Road to the east and to the south by Old Blessington Road and the grounds of the Old Priory, Tallaght.
Institute of Technology, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Development on a site of c. 0.017 ha located West of the SSR Building on the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The development shall consist of the construction of a 90m3 underground firefighting storage tank.
TU Dublin, Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Development on a site of c. 0.021 ha located West of the SSR Building on the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The development shall consist of the construction of a 90m3 underground fire fighting storage tank.
TU Dublin, Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Single storey creche building of 322sq.m. at the Institute of Technology. The proposed building will provide facilities for full day child care for 50 children including associated accommodation and external play areas. The access to the creche will be from the Greenhills Road entrance to the campus.
Institute of Technology Tallaght, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Development on a site of c. 0.008 ha located West of the SSR Building of the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus. The development shall consist of the construction of a M&E plant area (28m2) comprising an enclosed pump house and external water tank with 2.4m high screen fencing surround.
TU Dublin, Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
90m3 underground fire fighting tank
Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
(A) Construction of a 4 storey general teaching building (c.5,211sq.m) comprising teaching spaces, class kitchens and restaurant, lecture theatres, labs and computer rooms, breakout spaces and ancillary service area with roof level plant; (B) landscaping works including the provision of a kitchen garden, orchard and wildflower meadow with beehives; (C) 28 covered cycle parking spaces; (D) all associated site development, site services, landscaping and boundary treatment works.
Tallaght Campus, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
16 metre high warehouse of 1,414sq.m and 375 sq.m for 2 loading docks in the existing warehouse; raising the entire roof of the existing warehouse by 2 metres, to a new ridge of 12 metres for future production; the demolition of existing single storey offices and the erection of 3 storey offices of 1,335sq.m with plant rooms, provision of car parking to the front, side and rear and landscaping.
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