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South Dublin Weekly Planning17 Jul 2026

LRD26A/0004W

Units 66 and 67, Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Lead potentialHigh

Large-scale residential development of c.20,600 sqm with 197 units, creche, retail and basement parking - a major construction project.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeMixed
Development sectorMixed Use
Matched trades9

Source description

What is being proposed

Permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permission (ABP-308398-20 and as extended by Ref SHD3ABP-308398-20/EP and as amended by Ref. LRD24A/0008) by way of a planning application for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) permission on a site of c. 0.7 hectares located on lands at Units 66 and 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The minor amendments to the permitted SHD consists of: a) Overall decrease in the floor area from 20,989 sqm to 20,602.1 sqm and internal and external re-configuration of permitted development resulting in a reconfiguration of unit mix to provide: 99 no. 1-bed units, 97 no. 2-bed units, 1 no.…

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Permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permission (ABP-308398-20 and as extended by Ref SHD3ABP-308398-20/EP and as amended by Ref. LRD24A/0008) by way of a planning application for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) permission on a site of c. 0.7 hectares located on lands at Units 66 and 67 Fourth Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The minor amendments to the permitted SHD consists of: a) Overall decrease in the floor area from 20,989 sqm to 20,602.1 sqm and internal and external re-configuration of permitted development resulting in a reconfiguration of unit mix to provide: 99 no. 1-bed units, 97 no. 2-bed units, 1 no. 3-bed units b) An increase in floor space of the permitted creche from 287 sqm to 514 sqm located at ground floor level of Block C and increase in creche play area from 140 sqm to 230 sqm. c) The amalgamation of the 2 no. retail units to provide 1 no. commercial/ retail unit provided at ground floor level of Block B with an overall decrease in retail floor area from 212 sqm to 179 sqm. d) A decrease in residential amenity from 491 sqm to 165.5 sqm at ground floor level of Block B. e) Reconfiguration of the residential units and a decrease in the overall floor area of the one bedroom units ranging from 49.20 sqm to 45 sqm, the two bedroom units from 76.70 sqm to 66 - 75 sqm and the three bedroom units from 115 sqm to 94 sqm. f) Relocation of the ESB substation and switch room from ground floor of Block C to the southern boundary of the site. g) Increase in total car parking spaces from 73 no. spaces to 75 no. spaces to provide 67 no. spaces at basement level and 8 no. spaces at surface level including a total 6 no. accessible spaces. h) Provision of 8 no. motorbike parking spaces at basement level. i) Decrease in total bicycle parking from 478 no. spaces to 401 no. spaces including 286 no. long-term resident spaces, 99 no. short-term visitor spaces and 16 no. cargo bike spaces. j) Relocation and reconfiguration of bicycle and bin stores. k) Relocation of lift and stair cores. l) Omission of L-shaped balconies and inclusion of standard balconies. m) Removal of glazed bridge links between blocks. n) Revised floor-to-floor heights of 3,075mm. o) All associated landscaping, site development, and infrastructural works. All application documentation and information is available for public viewing at the following website: www.fourthavenuelrdamendment.com

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

9 evidence-led matches
01

Main Contracting

High

Large-scale residential development of c.20,600 sqm with 197 units, creche, retail and basement parking - substantial multi-package works.

02

Concrete Masonry

Medium

Multi-storey residential blocks with basement parking imply substantial concrete and masonry works.

03

Electrical

Medium

Relocation of ESB substation and switch room plus 197 residential units imply substantial electrical works.

04

Groundworks Drainage

Medium

Basement parking, landscaping, site development and infrastructural works imply significant groundworks.

05

Landscaping Siteworks

Medium

Associated landscaping and site development works explicitly mentioned.

06

MEP Consulting

Medium

Large multi-block residential development with basement and substation requires coordinated MEP design.

07

Plumbing Heating

Medium

197 residential units require full plumbing and heating services.

08

Quantity Surveying

Medium

Large-scale development of c.20,600 sqm clearly requires cost planning and procurement.

09

Structural Steel

Medium

Multi-storey blocks with basement and relocated lift/stair cores imply structural steel elements.