Site located in the townlands of Coolscudden, Brownstown and Milltown, West of Grange Castle Business Park, Newcastle, Co. Dublin
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SD24A/0087W is a planning application for permission at Site located in the townlands of Coolscudden, Brownstown and Milltown, West of Grange Castle Business Park, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 25 Oct 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development includes the construction of: 6 no. Stage buildings (buildings 1,2,3,11,13 &14) ranging in height between c. 20m and c. 23 m and comprising 11 no. Internal sound stages with overhead catwalks and 2-storey ancillary production offices including office space, plant and switch rooms, toilets, ICT rooms, staff toilets and showers and rooftop plant (totalling c. 35,187 sq. m); 4 no. workshops (buildings 15,16,17 &18) ranging in height between c. 9m and c. 10.5 m and comprising internal workshop areas, staff toilets and showers, ICT, plant and switch rooms(totalling c. 18,244 sq. m); TV studio and reception (building 4) comprising 3 no. TV studios (c. 17.8m height) and various supporting spaces across 3 floors including backstage shooting area, green rooms, hair and makeup rooms, production suites with ancillary offices, wardrobe, laundry room, Technical support offices, vision dept, lighting dept, pro service, run and crew kit room, chief engineer office, studio manager office, scenic store, props store, cameras and grip room, lighting and electrical room, plant room, sound control rooms, vision rooms, recording rooms and toilets at ground floor level; standard dressing rooms, tv post production spaces, kitchen and crew area, toilets, mechanical/electrical room, technical offices, media store at first floor level; star dressing rooms, tv post production, lounge and kitchen and toilets at second floor level; Single storey reception building to include guest holding areas, VIP and Guest service, security offices, staff toilets, showers and locker rooms (c. 10,875sq. m); 2-storey Dining Hall with ancillary 100 seat theatre (building 6) comprising indoor and outdoor dining areas, kitchen, storage and mechanical rooms, toilets and 3 no. meeting rooms at ground floor level; office space and covered outdoor balconies at First floor level (c. 4,351sq. m) Standalone café (building 5) (c. 96 sq. m) 3 no. single storey production suites (buildings 7,8 & 9) comprising offices, conference room, kitchenette, communal areas and toilets (totalling c. 795 sq. m); 3-storey car parking deck (building 19) (c. 14,782.sq.m) to include 438 no car parking spaces ( including 100 no. EV and 27 no. disabled) with ancillary offices (building 20) (c. 4,307sq.m) refuse recycling area and rooftop plant; and Outdoor stage area associated with the TV Studio and Reception Building; Site landscaping to include: an amenity walkway and biodiversity area along the northern boundary of the site; public realm and planting areas in the vicinity of TV Studio and Reception Building and production suite offices; green roofs; and boundary treatments. Hard standing to include backlot area (c. 14,160 sq.m) and 'shooting lanes' (c.18,900 sq.m) to facilitate outdoor filming; Electrical Substation (c 236 sq. m); primary and secondary gate houses (buildings 10 & 12) (c. 19 sq. m each) The proposed development will include the provision of 516 no. surface car parking spaces (including 96no. EV, 13 no. disabled and 13 no. EV / disabled ); Basecamp area to provide 36 no. Large Vehicle parking spaces & 3 no. bus parking spaces to front of reception building as well as provision of Bicycle parking to include 274 no. covered spaces and 96 no. external spaces. Additional works to include removal of existing wall and vegetation at south western boundary; provision of bin store adjacent to the proposed backlot area and additional waste storage area adjacent to proposed dining hall; proposed pump station; rooftop PV panels (Buildings 17 & 18);rooftop plant; Building signage; LED video screen on eastern elevation of TV studio and reception building; public lighting; drainage and services provision; boundary treatments (including security fencing); piped site wide services; pedestrian and cycle links and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. The primary proposed vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian entrance from the newly constructed Grange Castle West Access Road will be located at the eastern boundary of the site with a secondary vehicular access at the southeastern corner of the site. The council granted permission on 19 Dec 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 29 Nov 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 321772 on 26 May 2025 (other). The site is zoned C2.1 — economic development and employment under the South Dublin County Council development plan.
Proposal
The proposed development includes the construction of: 6 no. Stage buildings (buildings 1,2,3,11,13 &14) ranging in height between c. 20m and c. 23 m and comprising 11 no. Internal sound stages with overhead catwalks and 2-storey ancillary production offices including office space, plant and switch rooms, toilets, ICT rooms, staff toilets and showers and rooftop plant (totalling c. 35,187 sq. m); 4 no. workshops (buildings 15,16,17 &18) ranging in height between c. 9m and c. 10.5 m and comprising internal workshop areas, staff toilets and showers, ICT, plant and switch rooms(totalling c. 18,244 sq. m); TV studio and reception (building 4) comprising 3 no. TV studios (c. 17.8m height) and various supporting spaces across 3 floors including backstage shooting area, green rooms, hair and makeup rooms, production suites with ancillary offices, wardrobe, laundry room, Technical support offices, vision dept, lighting dept, pro service, run and crew kit room, chief engineer office, studio manager office, scenic store, props store, cameras and grip room, lighting and electrical room, plant room, sound control rooms, vision rooms, recording rooms and toilets at ground floor level; standard dressing rooms, tv post production spaces, kitchen and crew area, toilets, mechanical/electrical room, technical offices, media store at first floor level; star dressing rooms, tv post production, lounge and kitchen and toilets at second floor level; Single storey reception building to include guest holding areas, VIP and Guest service, security offices, staff toilets, showers and locker rooms (c. 10,875sq. m); 2-storey Dining Hall with ancillary 100 seat theatre (building 6) comprising indoor and outdoor dining areas, kitchen, storage and mechanical rooms, toilets and 3 no. meeting rooms at ground floor level; office space and covered outdoor balconies at First floor level (c. 4,351sq. m) Standalone café (building 5) (c. 96 sq. m) 3 no. single storey production suites (buildings 7,8 & 9) comprising offices, conference room, kitchenette, communal areas and toilets (totalling c. 795 sq. m); 3-storey car parking deck (building 19) (c. 14,782.sq.m) to include 438 no car parking spaces ( including 100 no. EV and 27 no. disabled) with ancillary offices (building 20) (c. 4,307sq.m) refuse recycling area and rooftop plant; and Outdoor stage area associated with the TV Studio and Reception Building; Site landscaping to include: an amenity walkway and biodiversity area along the northern boundary of the site; public realm and planting areas in the vicinity of TV Studio and Reception Building and production suite offices; green roofs; and boundary treatments. Hard standing to include backlot area (c. 14,160 sq.m) and 'shooting lanes' (c.18,900 sq.m) to facilitate outdoor filming; Electrical Substation (c 236 sq. m); primary and secondary gate houses (buildings 10 & 12) (c. 19 sq. m each) The proposed development will include the provision of 516 no. surface car parking spaces (including 96no. EV, 13 no. disabled and 13 no. EV / disabled ); Basecamp area to provide 36 no. Large Vehicle parking spaces & 3 no. bus parking spaces to front of reception building as well as provision of Bicycle parking to include 274 no. covered spaces and 96 no. external spaces. Additional works to include removal of existing wall and vegetation at south western boundary; provision of bin store adjacent to the proposed backlot area and additional waste storage area adjacent to proposed dining hall; proposed pump station; rooftop PV panels (Buildings 17 & 18);rooftop plant; Building signage; LED video screen on eastern elevation of TV studio and reception building; public lighting; drainage and services provision; boundary treatments (including security fencing); piped site wide services; pedestrian and cycle links and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. The primary proposed vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian entrance from the newly constructed Grange Castle West Access Road will be located at the eastern boundary of the site with a secondary vehicular access at the southeastern corner of the site.
- Status
- Final Grant
- Decision
- Grant permission on 19 Dec 2024
- Final grant
- 17 Jun 2025
- Permission expires
- 16 Jun 2030
- Floor area
- 7.41 ha
- Site (from polygon)
- 22.66 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 13 Jun 2024Further information requested
- 24 Oct 2024Further information received
- 25 Oct 2024New applicationObservation window closed 29 Nov 2024
- 19 Dec 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 27 Jan 2025
- 27 Jan 2025Appeal lodged
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Zoning at the site
EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Radon risk area · 6
- Recorded monument · 5
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121236). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/65957.
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