South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 197-home scheme at Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 64 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 6 March 2025. 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.

(i) demolition of existing substation and removal of existing advertisement structure on site; (ii) construction of a residential development of 197 apartments (79 one-bedroom, 105 two-bedroom and 13 three-bedroom) in 4 blocks (ranging in height from seven to eight storeys with eighth floor level roof garden) as follows: - Block A containing 41 apartments (6 one bedroom, 34 two bedroom and 1 three-bedroom) and measuring eight storeys in height (with eighth floor roof garden); - Block B containing 79 apartments (33 one bedroom, 34 two bedroom and 12 three bedroom) and measuring eight storeys in height; - Block C containing 42 apartments (24 one bedroom and 18 two bedroom) and measuring seven storeys in height; and, - Block D containing 35 apartments (16 one bedroom and 19 two bedroom) and measuring seven storeys in height; (iii) all apartments will have direct access to an area of private amenity space, in the form of a balcony, and will have shared access to internal communal amenities including 2 resident lounges (114.7sq.m), gym (98sq.m) external communal amenity space (1,490.8sq.m) and public open space (1,667sq.m); (iv) provision of 78 vehicular parking spaces (including 3 car-share parking spaces, 4 mobility parking spaces, and 8 electric vehicle parking spaces), 4 set-down vehicular parking spaces (including 1 mobility parking space) and 448 bicycle parking spaces (including 100 visitor parking spaces) at ground floor/ground level accessible via new vehicular entrance gate off access road off Greenhills Road; (v) provision of 4 commercial units (871.5sq.m total) and 1 childcare facility (329.7sq.m) with associated external amenity space (168.8sq.m) located at ground floor level; and, (vi) all ancillary works including public realm/footpath improvements, landscaping, boundary treatments, internal footpaths/access roadways, bin storage, foul and surface water drainage, green roofs, removable solar panels, ESB substation and all site services, site infrastructure and associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.