RefusedChange of useDecided 26 February 2024

Site at the junction of Main Street & Boherboy Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin.

Change of use from commercial to residential to create four apartments in Saggart.

SD23A/0347 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 December 2023

Reference: SD23A/0347
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 December 2023
Residential units: 4

Summary

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Modifications to a previously granted permission to change the ground floor of a disused public house (Block D) and Block C from retail/commercial use to residential use. This will provide four additional two-bedroom apartments.

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Official record

Development description

Change of use for the ground floor of the existing two storey public house block d (disused/vacant) and the ground floor of the proposed block c. The application seeks modifications to block c and block d of the previously granted permission sdcc reg. Ref. Sd18a/0202. Block c comprised a 3 storey building accommodating 2 no. Retail units on the ground floor and 6 no. Apartments (5 no. 2 bedroom and 1 no. 1 bedroom) across the first and second floor. Block d comprised refurbishment, alteration and extension of a 2 storey existing public house building to accommodate 1 no. Commercial office unit on ground floor and 1 no. 2 bed apartment on the first floor along with a new bin/bike store at the rear. The modifications seek a change of use from previously granted retail/commercial use to residential use to provide an additional 4 no. 2 bedroom apartment units on the ground floor of blocks c & d. The proposed works to block c include a change of external material finishes and replacing the glazing of retail units with windows for the proposed apartment units on the ground floor to accommodate 3 no. 2 bedroom apartments accessed through entrance corridor. The proposed works to block d include removing the existing doors/windows and replacing them with new doors/windows to match the existing to accommodate 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment on the ground floor of the existing two storey former public house. All with associated bin store, bicycle store and associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

VCUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1 Main St, Saggart, Main St	Nov 2025	€160,000	55 m
Apt 2 Over Spar Shop, Saggart, Dublin	Nov 2025	€160,000	55 m
3a Pairc Mhuire, Saggart, Dublin	May 2026	€415,000	56 m
Caragh, Saggart, Dublin	Dec 2025	€685,000	63 m
49 Slade Castle Court, Saggart, Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€245,000	113 m
47 Slade Castle Court, Saggart, Dublin	May 2026	€325,000	113 m
33 Slade Castle Walk, Saggart, Co. Dublin	Aug 2025	€370,000	114 m
25 Slade Castle Walk, Saggart, Dublin	Jun 2025	€235,000	129 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 December 2023
Decision due26 February 2024
Decision issued26 February 2024

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