Lands to the west of Old Belgard Road and north, south and west of Cookstown Road, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24
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SHD3ABP-309731-21 is a planning application for shd3-application to abp at Lands to the west of Old Belgard Road and north, south and west of Cookstown Road, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24, received by South Dublin County Council on 19 Mar 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: (i) Demolition of the existing industrial and commercial buildings (15,989sq.m); (ii) construction of a mixed-use development featuring: (a) 1104 'build-to-rent' apartments in 4 blocks varying in height from four to eleven storeys. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to internal communal amenity spaces (totalling 2741sqm) and 5,107sqm of external communal amenity space at ground, first floor and roof levels; and (b) 4 commercial units at ground floor level of Blocks B and D (comprising of 2 in Block B accommodating a cafe/restaurant/bar; 1 in Block D accommodating Class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001-2019, as amended; and 1 in Block D to serve the Circle K Belgard petrol station which is to be retained), 1,500sqm of office space across first to sixth floor levels of Block D and a crèche with external play area at ground floor level of Block C. The development is served by a total of 351 parking spaces (including 17 limited mobility parking spaces and 16 car share spaces) and 1860 bicycle spaces (1464 resident spaces and 396 visitor spaces); (iii) road, junction and streetscape upgrade works along First Avenue, Cookstown Road and Old Belgard Road, including the installation a signalised junction at the intersection of First Avenue and Cookstown Road and Old Belgard Road and Cookstown Road; (iv) construction of 3 new roads and 1 pedestrian/cycle link to the Belgard Luas Stop; (v) construction of a 1,688sqm landscaped public plaza with an outdoor flexible events space in the south-western corner of the site; and (vi) associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed which include: foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary fences; plant areas; ESB substations; internal hard landscaping, including footpaths and street furniture; and all associated site development works. Any person may, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by An Bord Pleanála of the application and on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 (except for certain prescribed bodies), make a submission or observations in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 or online at www.pleanala.ie. Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the Strategic Housing Development Section of An Bord Pleanála (Tel. 01-8588100). The council refused permission on 8 Jul 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 23 Apr 2021. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 1104 units. Within 500 m there are 38 other decided applications in the last five years and 8 appeals.
Proposal
(i) Demolition of the existing industrial and commercial buildings (15,989sq.m); (ii) construction of a mixed-use development featuring: (a) 1104 'build-to-rent' apartments in 4 blocks varying in height from four to eleven storeys. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to internal communal amenity spaces (totalling 2741sqm) and 5,107sqm of external communal amenity space at ground, first floor and roof levels; and (b) 4 commercial units at ground floor level of Blocks B and D (comprising of 2 in Block B accommodating a cafe/restaurant/bar; 1 in Block D accommodating Class 1, 2 and 8 uses as per the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001-2019, as amended; and 1 in Block D to serve the Circle K Belgard petrol station which is to be retained), 1,500sqm of office space across first to sixth floor levels of Block D and a crèche with external play area at ground floor level of Block C. The development is served by a total of 351 parking spaces (including 17 limited mobility parking spaces and 16 car share spaces) and 1860 bicycle spaces (1464 resident spaces and 396 visitor spaces); (iii) road, junction and streetscape upgrade works along First Avenue, Cookstown Road and Old Belgard Road, including the installation a signalised junction at the intersection of First Avenue and Cookstown Road and Old Belgard Road and Cookstown Road; (iv) construction of 3 new roads and 1 pedestrian/cycle link to the Belgard Luas Stop; (v) construction of a 1,688sqm landscaped public plaza with an outdoor flexible events space in the south-western corner of the site; and (vi) associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed which include: foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary fences; plant areas; ESB substations; internal hard landscaping, including footpaths and street furniture; and all associated site development works. Any person may, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by An Bord Pleanála of the application and on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 (except for certain prescribed bodies), make a submission or observations in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 or online at www.pleanala.ie. Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the Strategic Housing Development Section of An Bord Pleanála (Tel. 01-8588100).
- Status
- Officer Allocation
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 8 Jul 2021
- Units
- 1104
- Site (from polygon)
- 5.51 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 19 Mar 2021New applicationObservation window closed 23 Apr 2021
- 8 Jul 2021DecisionAppeal window closed 5 Aug 2021
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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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.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- EPA-licensed facility · 5
- Radon risk area · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121415). 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/60456.
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