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South Dublin County Council · SD06A/0631

Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin.

  1. 21 Jul 2006Received
  2. 14 Sept 2006Refuse permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse permission · 14 Sept 2006
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Units
196
Site
3.87 ha
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What’s proposed

Demolition of the existing derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings and the construction of phase 3 of a residential development of c.19,861.12sq.m. gross floor area comprising 196 no. residential units (36 no. two bed apartments, 72 no. two bed duplex dwellings, 72 no. three bed duplex dwellings and 16 no. four bed three-storey houses; the provision of 266 no. parking spaces at grade; site development works and landscape works including planting; vehicular and pedestrian access to the development via the previously approved spine road (Register Reference S01A/0706); on a site comprising c. 4.04 ha (bounded to north by Phase 1 Millrace development lands (Registry Ref. S01A/0706), to east by previously approved spine road and Phase 2 Millrace development lands (Registry Ref. SD06A/0494), to the south by Castle Road; and to the west by undeveloped lands); the proposal relates to the curtilage of protected structures being the existing rag store, entrance gates, chimney, tail race, mill ponds of Swiftbrook Mill

SD06A/0631 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for demolition of the existing derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings and the construction of, received on 21 Jul 2006; permission was refused on 14 Sept 2006.

Planning details

Reference
SD06A/0631
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Refused · register status “Decision”
Received
21 Jul 2006
Observations close
25 Aug 2006 (closed 7330 days ago)
Decision due
13 Sept 2006 · decided 14 Sept 2006
Decision
Refuse permission on 14 Sept 2006
Proposed development
Demolition of the existing derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings and the construction of phase 3 of a residential development of c.19,861.12sq.m. gross floor area comprising 196 no. residential units (36 no. two bed apartments, 72 no. two bed duplex dwellings, 72 no. three bed duplex dwellings and 16 no. four bed three-storey houses; the provision of 266 no. parking spaces at grade; site development works and landscape works including planting; vehicular and pedestrian access to the development via the previously approved spine road (Register Reference S01A/0706); on a site comprising c. 4.04 ha (bounded to north by Phase 1 Millrace development lands (Registry Ref. S01A/0706), to east by previously approved spine road and Phase 2 Millrace development lands (Registry Ref. SD06A/0494), to the south by Castle Road; and to the west by undeveloped lands); the proposal relates to the curtilage of protected structures being the existing rag store, entrance gates, chimney, tail race, mill ponds of Swiftbrook Mill
As published by the register.
Site area
3.87 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    P1 — Rural

    RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture

    Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      Brittas Plastics Ltd.
    • NIAH-recorded building · 6
      house; house; Saint Mary's National School
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      Castle - tower house; R149385

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120788). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/29587.

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