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Site planning risk brief

Unit 21, First Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

11% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 4,522 decisions within 5 km, 10 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1670 structured appeals.

Matched source
SD21A/0196
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

10 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

10 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for South Dublin County Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for South Dublin County Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for South Dublin County Council and were intersected with the site; flood is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

3 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

1670 structured nearby appeal records.

1,670 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the South Dublin County Council development plan.

1 matched
4,522Nearby applications
10Site-linked candidates
11%Nearby refused
1,670Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

SD21A/0196

Demolition of all existing 1-3 storey industrial/commercial structures and small cafe on site totalling c.5,500sq.m in area; construction of a 1-5 storey nursing home/step-down facility (131 bedspaces) over partial basement (total floor area c.6,743sq.m) with central courtyard (c.519sqm); construction of a deck-access apartment development comprising 139 residential units arranged in 2 blocks (Block A - 8 storeys and Block B - 5 to 6 storeys) with a total floor area of c.10,556sq.m excluding deck access (c.1,141sq.m); 2 commercial units comprising a cafe and pharmacy located at ground floor level facing Cookstown Road in residential Block A ( c.292sq.m in area); the residential development consists of 67 one bed/two person units, 12 two bed / three person units and 60 two 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.1,272sq.m); the basement serving the nursing home consists of a sprinkler tank and pump rooms, tank room, plant room and workshop; provision of dining and kitchen areas, siting/family rooms, activity rooms, coffee dock, hair salon, oratory, lobbies/reception areas, ancillary offices and staff areas, stores, toilets, shower/changing facilities, ESB substation, generator, switch room, service yard and waste areas serving the nursing home; 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.1,165sq.m); new vehicular access from First Avenue and egress onto Cookstown Road via a one-way system through the subject site; entrance signage on the eastern elevation of the proposed nursing home; 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, attenuation/bioretention systems, vehicular and pedestrian access including internal road and footpaths, public realm upgrade works, landscape and boundary treatment works, tree removal, bicycle storage (307 spaces), car parking (42 spaces), set-down parking spaces including 1 ambulance space serving the nursing home and delivery/loading areas to Cookstown Road and First Avenue.

Refused0.0 km08 September 2021
SD26A/0046W

Demolition of all existing 1-3 storey industrial/commercial structures on the site (c. 5,500 sq.m). Construction of a 1-4 storey Transitional Care Facility (c.11,747 sq.m.) providing therapy and treatment space and a pharmacy and general practitioners space at ground floor level and 171 no. bedspaces at 1st to 3rd floor levels. 2 no. internal landscaped areas are provided at ground floor level (c.440 sq.m) and 2 no. outdoor amenity areas are provided at 1st floor level (c.483 sq.m). Provision of a coffee dock area, hairdresser, comms rooms, toilets, staff changing facilities, kitchen area, laundry rooms, lobbies/reception areas, admin areas, storage spaces, staff canteen, LV switch room, mains/ sprinkler tank room/ boiler room, multipurpose rooms, dining rooms, meeting and office rooms, sluice rooms, nurses stations, ancillary refuse storage area, ancillary generator, ancillary ESB substation and switch room associated with the operation of the facility throughout. Provision of Stair/lifts, photovoltaic panels, mechanical plant and green/blue roofs associated with the operation of the facility throughout. Partial provision of the pocket park identified in the Tallaght LAP (c.1,500 sq.m). Provision for the relocation and upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian access point along First Avenue for servicing and staff parking and relocation and upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian site access point along Cookstown Road. Provision of signage on the southern, eastern and northern facades of the proposed building and associated totem signage. All associated site development works above and below ground, services provision, connection to water supply and 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, attenuation/bioretention systems, provision of internal roads and footpaths, tree removal, bicycle storage (60 no. total spaces), staff and visitor car parking (55 no. total spaces) and 3 no. set down/ loading bays.

Refused0.0 km14 April 2026
SHD3ABP-303911-19

The demolition of 5,500sq.m of existing 1 and 2 storey industrial buildings (including a small operating cafe) and associated site clearance works, and the construction of 150 'Build to Rent' apartments in 3 5-6 storey blocks and 222 Shared Living units in a fourth 6-8 storey (parapet level) block. The proposal provides a total of 725 bedspaces. The proposed development will include a retail/cafe unit of 92sq.m, 64 car parking spaces at grade, communal, public and private open space and communal resident facilities and services, a total of 488 sheltered bike parking spaces split into each block and an additional 98 visitor bike parking spaces at grade. An upgrade to the public realm, to include cycle paths and footpaths along First Avenue and Cookstown road adjoining the site is also proposed.

Refused0.0 km19 June 2019
LRD23A/0010

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).

Refused0.0 km19 October 2023
SD22A/0361

Demolition of all existing 1-3 storey industrial/commercial structures and small cafe on site totalling c.5,500sq.m in area; Construction of a 1-5 storey Transitional Care Facility (step-up/step-down) providing 131 bedspaces over partial basement (total floor area c.6,743sq.m) with central courtyard ( c.519sq.m ); The basement consists of a sprinkler tank and pump rooms, water tank room, plant room and workshop; Provision of dining and kitchen areas, siting/family rooms, activity rooms, coffee dock, hair salon, oratory, lobbies/reception areas, ancillary offices and staff areas, stores, toilets, shower/changing facilities, ESB substation, generator, switchroom, service yard and waste areas serving the facility; Lobbies, stair/lifts, photovoltaic panels and green roofs throughout; Partial provision of the pocket park identified in the Tallaght LAP (c.1,286sqm); New vehicular access from First Avenue and egress onto Cookstown Road via a one-way system through the subject site; Entrance signage on the eastern elevation of the proposed facility; All associated site development works, services provision, connection to the water supply, foul and surface water networks on First A venue and Cookstown Road including partial diversion of the foul line to the north east of the site at First A venue, temporary foul pump station, attenuation/bioretention systems, vehicular and pedestrian access including internal road and footpaths, interim pedestrian facilities/public realm upgrade works, landscape and boundary treatment works, tree removal, bicycle storage (76 total spaces), car parking (32 total spaces), set-down parking spaces, 1 ambulance set-down space serving the facility and delivery/loading areas to First A venue.

Refused0.0 km23 May 2023
SD22A/0292

Construction of additional floor area of 192.43sqm to existing warehouse and office building of 1658.44sqm, alterations to layout of 152.11sqm of existing warehouse and alterations to existing parking layout to accommodate disabled parking. New first floor of 169.75sqm internally in existing warehouse, internal alterations at ground level, 2 storey extension to southern elevation of existing warehouse to accommodate new entrance lobby and all associated site works.

Granted0.1 km13 January 2023

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