Land adjacent to Drury Mills & Drury Park, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin
Construction of 73 residential units within the grounds of a protected former mill site.
SD24A/0092W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 March 2025
- Reference
- SD24A/0092W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA residential development of 73 units is proposed, consisting of 6 houses, 59 own-door duplexes, and 8 apartments across four blocks. The site is located within the curtilage of protected structures associated with the former Swiftbrook Mills.
- Residential units
- 73
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
Anthony neville homes limited intends to apply for permission for development on lands located adjacent to drury mills and drury park, swiftbrook, saggart, co. Dublin. The site is located within the curtilage of protected structures associated with the former swiftbrook mills (rps refs. 314, 330 & 332) comprising chimney, storage building, millpond, tail-race, entrance gates and wall. The development will consist of a residential scheme of 73 no. Units comprising a mix of 6 no. Houses, 59 no. Own-door duplexes and 8 no. Apartments arranged in 4 blocks set around a central amenity space. The mix of units will consist of 5 no. 1-bedroom duplexes/apartments, 46 no. 2-bedroom duplexes/apartments, 16 no. 3-bedrooom duplexes and 6 no. 4-bedroom houses. The 4 no. Blocks are labelled a to d on plans and consist of: block a - a 3 to 4-storey terrace accommodating 18 no. Duplex units with associated balconies & terraces; block b - a 2-storey terrace accommodating 6 no. Houses and 2 no. Duplex units with associated gardens & terraces; block c - a 3 to 4-storey terrace accommodating 27 no. Duplex units with associated balconies & terraces; block d - a 4-storey terrace accommodating 8 no. Apartments and 12 no. Duplex units with associated balconies & terraces. The development will include: new internal roads accessed from drury mills and drury park; 84 no. Car parking spaces; bicycle and bin stores and substation; landscaped public and communal open spaces and boundary reatments; all associated site works and services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Drury Park, Saggart, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €395,000 | 105 m |
| 10 Millrace View, Saggart, Co. Dublin | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 115 m |
| 39 Millrace Drive, Saggart, Co Dublin | Jan 2025 | €354,000 | 115 m |
| 3 Millrace View, Millrace, Saggart | Sept 2025 | €351,000 | 131 m |
| 15 Drury Mills, Saggart, County Dublin | Oct 2025 | €520,000 | 152 m |
| 41 Drury Mills, Saggart, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 157 m |
| 1 Crosforge, Saggart, Countydublin | Sept 2025 | €551,000 | 167 m |
| 24 Millrace Ave, Saggart, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €370,000 | 168 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 received25 March 2025
- Decision due22 April 2025
- Decision issued22 April 2025
- Appeal submitted15 May 2025
- Appeal decided11 January 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused70 m away
Demolition of the existing derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings and the construction of Phase 3 of a…
Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
SD07A/0113South DublinLodged 15 Feb 2007Apartments
- Refused80 m away
Demolition of the existing derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings and the construction of phase 3 of a…
Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
SD06A/0631South DublinLodged 21 Jul 2006Apartments
- Granted90 m away
Erection of 13 maisonettes (i.e. 26 no. 2 bedroom units) associated car parking and ancillary site works…
Drury Mills, Crossforge, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin
SD17A/0090South DublinLodged 29 Jun 2017Apartments
- Part granted, part refused100 m away
109 number dwellings comprising of the following : 16 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey mid terrace units (A1 Type); 14…
Crosforge, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
SD14A/0028South DublinLodged 8 Aug 2014Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
Amendment to planning permission ref: SD14A/0028 for change of house numbers 55-66 inclusive, to 12…
Drury Mills, Crossforge, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin
SD16A/0333South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2016Apartments
- Granted160 m away
The renovation of the existing rag store, a protected structure into 3 number incubator units and 6 number…
Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0706South DublinLodged 6 Jun 2002Housing estate
- Granted160 m away
Renovation of existing rag store into 3 incubatol units & 6 apartments; the construction of 325 dwellings
Millrace Development, (formerly Swiftbrook Mill), Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin
S01A/0706/EPSouth DublinLodged 23 Apr 2008Housing estate
- Granted160 m away
Amendments to previously approved development, Planning Reference S01A/0706 comprising the following changes.…
The Millrace Development, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
SD05A/0167South DublinLodged 17 May 2005Apartments
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- InvalidHousing estate
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SD06A/0631South DublinLodged 21 Jul 2006
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SD06A/0494South DublinLodged 21 Jun 2007
- GrantedHousing estate
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SD10A/0200South DublinLodged 15 Oct 2010
- Part granted, part refusedHousing estate
109 number dwellings comprising of the following : 16 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey mid terrace units (A1 Type); 14…
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SD14A/0028South DublinLodged 8 Aug 2014
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