Millrace Green, The Millrace, Saggart, Co. Dublin
Conversion of part of a permitted crèche into six apartments in Saggart.
SD16A/0457 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 December 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0457
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 December 2016
- Residential units
- 6
- Floor area
- 809.09 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of reducing the size of an unoccupied ground-floor crèche and changing the remaining area to residential use. This will accommodate six new apartment units within the curtilage of a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
Modification of an existing permitted development under planning reg. Ref. S01a/0706/ep. The development will consist of: (1) modifications to the internal layout of the existing unoccupied ground floor crèche to provide a new reduced sized crèche with an associated outdoor play area to the rear; (2) modification of the internal layout of the remaining ground floor area and change of use from permitted crèche use to residential use to accommodate four 1 bed, one 2 bed and one 3 bed ground floor residential apartment units and associated open space provision; (3) modifications to the southern elevation to include replacement of an existing door opening with an infill wall at ground floor; (4) modifications to the eastern elevation to include by replacement of an existing window opening with new entrance doors. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure being the existing rag store, entrance gates, chimney, tail race, mill ponds of swiftbrook mill, all at swiftbrook, saggart, co. Dublin.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Millrace Court, Saggart, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €310,000 | 45 m |
| 38 Crosforge, Saggart, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €545,000 | 83 m |
| 20 Millrace Walk, Saggart, County Dublin | May 2025 | €450,000 | 83 m |
| 5 Swiftbanks Avenue, Mill Road, Saggartprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €317,181 | 110 m |
| 6 Swiftbanks Avenue, Mill Road, Saggartprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €440,529 | 110 m |
| 14 Millrace Cresent Millrace, Saggart, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €435,000 | 112 m |
| 16 Millrace Walk, Saggart, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €350,000 | 113 m |
| 10 Millrace Crescent, Saggart, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 124 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 December 2016
- Decision due24 February 2017
- Decision issued23 February 2017
- Appeal submitted14 March 2017
- Appeal decided15 September 2017
- Permission expiry26 September 2017
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