'The Villa', Blessington Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin
Conversion of a family home into four apartments with retention of floor space and a balcony in Saggart.
SD21A/0265 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 September 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0265
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 24 September 2021
- Residential units
- 4
- Floor area
- 77 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a 289.32 sq.m family home into four apartments (three 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom units). The application also includes the retention of 77 sq.m of floor space, a front balcony, and associated site works including parking and a bio cycle system.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention of 77sq. M floor space divided evenly between ground and first floors; retention of balcony to front of existing dwelling. Permission for change of use from 289.32sq. M family home to 4 apartments consisting of 3 one bedroom apartments 56.6sq. M (2 person) and 1 two bedroom apartment 67.45sq. M (3 person) units. The development will include balconies to the 2 first floor apartments, access to the development from existing vehicular entrance from blessington road (n81), new on site vehicular and pedestrian entrance to accommodate access to rear site, 6 parking spaces, communal garden area at ground floor level, bicycle storage, bin storage, signage, upgraded bio cycle system, site development and boundary treatment works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Belfry Manor, Citywest, Dublin 24 | Jun 2026 | €265,000 | 111 m |
| 14 Belfry Manor Blessington Rd, Citywest Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 111 m |
| 24 Belfry Manor, Citywest Dublin 24, Dublin | May 2025 | €265,000 | 111 m |
| 24 Belfry Sq, Citywest, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €449,000 | 139 m |
| 29 Belfry Square, City West, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €405,000 | 143 m |
| Rose Cottage, Blessington Road, Saggart | Jan 2026 | €340,000 | 168 m |
| 15 Belfry Sq, Citywest, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €403,000 | 172 m |
| 13 Belfry Sq, Citywest Rd, Dublin 24 | Jun 2026 | €390,000 | 177 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 September 2021
- Decision due18 November 2021
- Decision issued16 November 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of new vehicular entrance and retention of wrought iron gates to new and existing entrance
Blessington Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin
SD02B/0545South DublinLodged 11 Dec 2002Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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S01A/0529South DublinLodged 21 Dec 2001New dwelling
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SD02B/0303South DublinLodged 5 Jul 2002Retention
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Single storey E.S.B. substation and switch room including all associated infrastructural works, on a site…
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SD06A/0012South DublinLodged 9 Jan 2006Infrastructure
- Invalid80 m away
A single storey E.S.B substation and switch room, including all associated infrastructural works, on a site…
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SD05A/0931South DublinLodged 18 Nov 2005Infrastructure
- Granted90 m away
A single storey ESB substation and switchroom including all associated infrastructural works, on a site area…
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SD06A/0231South DublinLodged 31 Mar 2006Infrastructure
- Granted100 m away
Modification and reduction in height to approved apartment Block E (identified as units 504-575 on Road 1 on…
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SD04A/0353South DublinLodged 19 May 2004Apartments
- Granted100 m away
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The Belfry at junction of,City West Road - N82 and Blessington Road - N81.
SD05A/0851South DublinLodged 19 Oct 2005Infrastructure
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