GrantedApartmentsDecided 3 February 2020

Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin

Strategic Housing Development of 488 apartments with a creche and retail units.

SHD3ABP-305563-19 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 October 2019

Reference: SHD3ABP-305563-19
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: SHD3-Application to ABP
Received: 7 October 2019
Residential units: 488

Summary

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An application has been made for 488 apartment units across 5 blocks ranging up to 9 storeys. The development includes a creche, community space, retail units, and a cafe/restaurant near the Saggart Luas stop.

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Storeys: 9

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Development description

488 apartment units comprising 118 1-bed units, 327 2-bed units and 43 3-bed units arranged in 5 blocks (blocks a to e) and all associated public open spaces comprising landscaped courtyards and communal amenity spaces and private amenity spaces comprising terraces/balconies. The proposed blocks a and b and blocks c, d and e are arranged over separate single levels basements and comprise 5 storey blocks with a 9 storey element in block b. Non-residential floorspace is proposed in the form of a creche of 431sq. M gross floor area, community space of 186sq. M and 472sq. M of retail/commercial floorspace divided across 3 units at ground floor level within block b and 708sq. M of retail/commercial floorspace divided across 3 units and 1 café/bar/restaurant of 188sq. M within block c all fronting onto a proposed landscaped local square located to the north of saggart luas stop. Vehicular access to serve the proposed development will be provided from a signalised junction at the south-eastern corner of the site replacing the existing roundabout off fortunestown lane and west of cuil duin and an east/west distributor road all as permitted under the neighbouring development (abp ref. 300555-18). Permission is also sought for 418 car parking spaces including 405 basement level spaces and 13 surface level spaces and a total of 706 cycle parking spaces including 620 basement level spaces and 86 surface level spaces, bin storage areas, esb substations, public lighting, boundary treatments, surface water drainage infrastructure including modifications to the previously permitted flood conveyancing channel (abp ref: 300555-18) and all associated site development and infrastructure works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RES-NR1

“To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans”

National zoning type: New/proposed 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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
58 Parklands Parade, Parklands, Citywestprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€418,502	92 m
8 Parklands Place, Saggartprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€431,718	118 m
12 Parklands Place, Parklands, Citywest	Jun 2026	€520,000	127 m
5 Parklands Cove, Saggartprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€488,987	187 m
12 Parklands Cove, Parklands, Citywestprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€466,960	191 m
12 Parklands Boulevard, Saggart, Co Dublin	Oct 2025	€493,000	201 m
17 Parklands Green, Parklands, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€507,000	206 m
16 Cuil Duin View, Cuil Duin, Citywest	Jul 2025	€513,000	235 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 received7 October 2019
Decision due2 December 2019
Decision issued3 February 2020

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