GrantedInfrastructureDecided 16 July 2018

Saggart Waterworks, Slade Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin

Construction of a new 100,000 cubic metre covered reservoir, valve houses, support buildings, and demolition of existing structures.

SD18A/0180 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 May 2018

Reference: SD18A/0180
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 22 May 2018
Floor area: 2563 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a new 100,000m3 covered reservoir, an inlet valve house, and an outlet valve house. It also includes a new building for an ESB substation, chlorination and de-chlorination plants, a backup generator, silo tanks, a new site entrance, and the demolition of existing buried reservoirs.

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Official record

Development description

(1) provision of a new 100,000m3 covered reservoir approximately 31,520sq. M with height above ground up to 6.7m approximately without hand railing on the roof (up to 7.9m approximately with hand railing). (2) provision of an adjoining inlet valve house approximately 1560sq. M with height above ground up to 9.0m approximately without hand railing (approximately 10.2m with hand railing). (3) provision of an adjoining outlet valve house approximately 575sq. M with height above ground up to 9.0m approximately without hand railing (approximately 10.2m with hand railing). (4) provision of a new building (ocse building) housing an esb substation, chlorination plant and associated equipment, de-chlorination plant, a backup power generator, controls and welfare facilities; approximately 25m by 17m in plan and approximately 9.6m high to the apex. (5) 2 bunded silo tanks with overall height of approximately 5.9m above ground level adjacent to the new osec building surrounded by a security wall. (6) demolition of the existing buried reservoirs and redundant above ground buildings/structures. (7) new site entrance from castle road. (8) landscaping and fencing works. The proposed development includes all associated site development works, hardstanding areas, provision of drainage collection systems with hydrocarbon interceptor and attenuation systems and provision of a temporary construction compound area. All necessary ancillary pipework, mechanical and electrical services, plant, instrumentation, automation and controls and equipment. All of the above is proposed on a site of approximately 13.5 hectares.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RURU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 12 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 November 2024.

Notified floor area: 605 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Slade Castle View, Saggart, Dublin	Jun 2026	€425,000	209 m
13 Slade Castle View, Saggart, Dublin	Sept 2025	€235,000	231 m
9 Slade Castle Heights, Saggart Village, Co Dublin	Apr 2025	€275,200	238 m
San Martinez, Castle Rd, Saggart	Dec 2025	€640,000	246 m
1 Slade Castle Heights, Saggart, Dublin 24	Jun 2026	€370,000	251 m
7 Slade Castle Wood, Saggart, Dublin	Mar 2025	€291,000	266 m
Apt 13, Slade Castle Walk, Saggart	Mar 2025	€438,000	269 m
6 Slade Castlewood, Saggart, Castlewood	Jun 2026	€456,000	279 m

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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 May 2018
Decision due16 July 2018
Decision issued16 July 2018
Grant issued27 August 2018

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