Former Gallaher's Cigarette Factory site, at the junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
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SHD3ABP-306705-20 is a planning application for shd3-application to abp at Former Gallaher's Cigarette Factory site, at the junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, received by South Dublin County Council on 19 Feb 2020 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Demolition of existing factory/warehouse buildings on site (total floor area c. 10,076.8sq.m). Construction of 502 apartments (comprising 197 1-bed; 257 2-bed; and 48 3-bed units) within 6 blocks ranging in height from 4 to 8 storeys. All residential units provided with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. Provision of residential amenity facilities, 3 retail units, creche and services/bin store areas (total non-residential floor area c.1,839sq.m). A total of 202 car parking spaces (at basement and undercroft levels) and 584 no. bicycle parking spaces. Vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses from Greenhills Road and Airton Road. Provision of road improvements and pedestrian crossings. All associated site development works, open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, pv panels (at roof level), waste management areas, and services provision (including ESB substations). The council granted permission on 16 Jun 2020. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Mar 2020. A commencement notice (SN0013368SD) was lodged on 18 Nov 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 502 units. Within 500 m there are 35 other decided applications in the last five years and 8 appeals.
Proposal
Demolition of existing factory/warehouse buildings on site (total floor area c. 10,076.8sq.m). Construction of 502 apartments (comprising 197 1-bed; 257 2-bed; and 48 3-bed units) within 6 blocks ranging in height from 4 to 8 storeys. All residential units provided with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. Provision of residential amenity facilities, 3 retail units, creche and services/bin store areas (total non-residential floor area c.1,839sq.m). A total of 202 car parking spaces (at basement and undercroft levels) and 584 no. bicycle parking spaces. Vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses from Greenhills Road and Airton Road. Provision of road improvements and pedestrian crossings. All associated site development works, open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, pv panels (at roof level), waste management areas, and services provision (including ESB substations).
- Status
- Officer Allocation
- Decision
- Grant permission on 16 Jun 2020
- Units
- 502
- Site (from polygon)
- 2.80 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 19 Feb 2020New applicationObservation window closed 25 Mar 2020
- 16 Jun 2020DecisionAppeal window closed 14 Jul 2020
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1 Where this is — preview
1 Deadlines still open
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013368SD
- Seven day notice SN0013366SD
- Seven day notice SN0013367SD
- Commencement notice CN0108320SD
- Commencement notice CN0105814SD
- Seven day notice SN0007526SD
Zoning at the site
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration
A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.
TC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 3
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120408). 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/58284.
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