The Round Garden Apartments, Church Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin
Retention of change of use from short-term tourist accommodation to permanent residential use for 32 apartments.
SD18A/0368 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 October 2018
- Reference
- SD18A/0368
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 10 October 2018
- Residential units
- 32
- Floor area
- 2932 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought to change the use of 32 apartments from short-term tourist accommodation to permanent residential use. The application also includes internal alterations to reconfigure apartment layouts, balcony enlargements, retention of vehicular access, and landscaping works including a new communal open space and play area.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of the change of use of 32 apartments from short term tourist accommodation to residential use; associated internal works at ground level to convert fourteen 2 bedroom apartments to fourteen 1 bedroom apartments, including provision of study rooms and increased storage space together with works to provide increased storage space to two apartments; associated internal works at first and second floor (mezzanine) levels to provide enlarged bedrooms, new study rooms and increased storage space to sixteen apartments; associated works in increase the size of fourteen balconies on the southern facade of the building; retention of vehicular access to the development from church road via the laneway to the south of the site; associated ground level site and landscaping works including the provision of new or enlarged gardens to the ground floor apartments, reduction in the number of parking spaces from 38 to 29 spaces, removal of associated hard surfacing and the provision of communal open space measuring 711sq. M including a children's play area, cycle parking for up to 32 bicycle and hard and soft landscaping.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Swiftwood, Garters Lane, Saggart | Apr 2026 | €715,000 | 74 m |
| 320 Swiftwood, Garters Lane, Saggart | Jun 2025 | €352,000 | 142 m |
| 106 Swiftwood, Citywest, Saggart | Feb 2026 | €362,000 | 142 m |
| 119 Swiftwood, Saggart, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €313,000 | 142 m |
| 116 Swiftwood, Garters Lane, Saggart | Feb 2026 | €360,000 | 142 m |
| 313 Swiftwood, Garters Lane, Saggart | Oct 2025 | €465,000 | 142 m |
| 306 Swiftwood, Saggart, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 142 m |
| 107 Swiftwood, Garters Lane, Saggart | May 2026 | €360,000 | 142 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 October 2018
- Decision due4 December 2018
- Decision issued3 December 2018
- Grant issued21 January 2019
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