GrantedApartmentsDecided 3 June 2025

Within the townland of Cappagh and Clonburris, Clonburris, Dublin 22

Amendments to a permitted apartment block in Clonburris, including window, door, and stair core changes and more solar panels.

SDZ25A/0007W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 6 May 2025

Reference: SDZ25A/0007W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 6 May 2025

Summary

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The proposed development consists of amendments to the permitted Apartment Block B1 within the Clonburris SDZ. Changes include relocating ground floor windows and doors, altering the stair core, adding a cleaner's store, and increasing the PV solar panel area from 15 sq.m to 175 sq.m.

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Development description

The development will consist of amendments to the permitted development as approved by south dublin county council under planning reg. Ref. Sdz23a/0018 comprising the clonburris development areas csw-s1 and csw-s2 of the clonburris sdz planning scheme 2019 as follows: site a (to the north of the permitted csls) the proposed amendments to the permitted layout and external elevations of apartment block b1 to include: i. A change to the location of window / terrace door at ground floor level; ii. The swapping of a terrace door / window at ground and upper floor levels; iii. Amendment to the stair core and omission of a step-out of the external wall at ground and upper floor levels; iv. Proposed relocation of a plant room door at ground floor level on the western elevation; v. Proposed change of doorway to bicycle store at ground floor level on the western elevation; vi. Provision of 1 no. Cleaner's store at ground floor level (c. 12.4 sq. M); vii. Proposed increase in area for pv panels from c. 15 sq. M to c. 175 sq. M and provision of 7 no. Additional automatic opening vents (aovs) at roof level; viii. Provision of 2 no. Additional internal fire doors at ground floor level; ix. Amendment to 6 no. Units at ground floor level to provide for universal access; x. The amalgamation of 2 no. Plant rooms, as approved under the parent permission, to provide for 1 no. Single plant room (c. 86.32sq. M) and a meter room (c. 14.19 sq. M) located to the north of the plant room; xi. A proposed change from green roof, as approved under the parent permission, to brown roof; xii. The lowering of the higher roof parapet level from 74.47 aod to 73.42 aod on the western elevation; xiii. Proposed change of finish from render to buff brick on western elevation and provision of protruded buff brick detail on upper floor levels of northern, southern, eastern and western elevations; xiv. Provision of wall mounted feature panel (3.45 sq. M) at ground floor level on the western elevation; xv. Proposed change from brick finish to render at ground and upper floor level of the western elevation; and, xvi. The omission of dark render detail at upper floor levels on the western elevation. Site b (to the south of the permitted csls) the proposed amendments to the permitted layout and external elevations of apartment block b2 to include: i. A change in window location at ground and upper floors on western elevation due to a change in apartment layout; ii. Relocation of plant room door on ground floor level on eastern elevation; iii. The provision of a new window ope at ground and upper floor levels on the northern elevation; iv. Provision of cleaner's store (4.79 sq. M) at ground floor level; v. Proposed change to fenestration arrangement on northern, southern, eastern and western elevations due to change in apartment layout; vi. Amendment to arrangement of stairway; vii. Provision of 2 no. Additional automatic opening vents and increase in area for pv panels from 30 sq. M to 132 sq. M at roof level; viii. The lowering of the higher roof parapet level from 75.32 aod to 74.47 aod on the western elevation; ix. The amalgamation of 2 no. Plant rooms, as approved under the parent permission, to provide for 1 no. Single plant room (c. 59.55 sq. M) and a meter panel room (c. 13.82 sq. M) located to the south of the plant room; x. Proposed change from green roof to brown roof; xi. The omission of dark render detail on the upper floors of the eastern elevation; xii. The provision of a wall-mounted feature panel (3.91 sq. M) at ground floor level on the western elevation; xiii the lowering of brick finish to window head height on the northern, southern and eastern elevations; xiv. The omission of a canopy above the permitted entrance on the eastern elevation; xv. The provision of protruded brick details at upper floor levels on the western elevation; and, xvi. The provision of alternative render panels on upper floor levels of the northern and eastern elevations. The proposed amendments will result in an overall increase in gross floor area by 35.4 sq. M to 7,722.2 sqm and will also include the relocation of an esb substation and associated switch room to the gable end of apartment block 2, the reconfiguration of the existing bin, bicycle and esb room to provide for bin and bicycle storage only and a minor amendment to car parking spaces to provide for access to the relocated esb substation and all associated/ancillary amendments.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

SDZRS

“To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Lockhouse Drive, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€436,122	63 m
2 Lockhouse Court, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€414,000	63 m
2 Lockhouse Close, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	63 m
2 Lockhouse Square, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€396,476	63 m
7 Lockhouse Walk, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€422,907	74 m
9 Lockhouse Walk, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€440,529	75 m
7 Lockhouse Court, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€414,097	76 m
7 Lockhouse Square, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€396,474	76 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

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Application received6 May 2025
Decision due3 June 2025
Decision issued3 June 2025
Permission expiry2 June 2030

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