South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 123-home scheme at Unit 21, First Avenue, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 66 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 19 October 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Demolition of all existing 1-3 storey industrial / commercial structures and small café on site totalling c.5,500sqm in area; - Construction of a deck-access apartment development comprising 123 residential units arranged in 2 no. blocks (Block A 5 to 7 storeys and Block B 5 to 6 storeys) with a total floor area of c.9,806sqm including the proposed bike shelter (c.93sqm) and excluding deck access (c.901sqm); -Commercial floor space located at ground floor level facing Cookstown Road in Residential Block A (c.421sq.m); - The residential development consists of 58 no. 1 bed/2 person units, 12 no. 2 bed/3 person units and 53 no. 2 bed/4 person units with north, south, east and west facing balconies throughout and residents amenity area at ground floor level; -Central communal open space (c.1,303sq.m); -Provision of an ESB substation, switchboards, waste areas, water tanks and generator serving Blocks A and B; -Lobbies, stair/lifts, photovoltaic panels and green roofs throughout; -Partial provision of the pocket park identified in the Tallaght LAP (c.1,286sq.m); -New vehicular access from First Avenue and egress onto Cookstown Road via a one way system through the subject site; -All associated site development works, services provision, connection to the water supply, foul and surface water networks on First Avenue and Cookstown Road including partial diversion of the foul line to the north east of the site at First Avenue, temporary foul pump station. attenuation/bioretention systems, vehicular and pedestrian access including internal road and footpaths, pedestrian facilities/public realm upgrade works, landscape and boundary treatment works, tree removal, bicycle storage (302 no. total spaces) comprising 276 no. spaces (serving proposed mixed use development) and 26 no. spaces (serving concurrent transitional care facility application), car parking (32 no. total spaces) comprising 15 no. spaces (serving proposed mixed use development) and 17 no. spaces (serving concurrent transitional care facility application), 2 no loading bays (one each on First Avenue and Cookstown Road), 2 no. setdown/loading areas to the internal road and 1 no. ambulance setdown space serving the adjacent concurrent proposed Transitional Care Facility. The concurrent application has been made to South Dublin County Council regarding a 131 bed Transitional Care Facility on the western portion of the site (SDCC Ref SD22A/0361 refers) currently under appeal to An Bord Pleanála (ABP Ref 317394).