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South Dublin County Council · SD21A/0265 · Permission and Retention

'The Villa', Blessington Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin

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Council received 24 Sept 2021We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1814 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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SD21A/0265 is a planning application for permission and retention at 'The Villa', Blessington Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 24 Sept 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Retention of 77sq.m floor space divided evenly between ground and first floors; retention of balcony to front of existing dwelling. Permission for change of use from 289.32sq.m family home to 4 apartments consisting of 3 one bedroom apartments 56.6sq.m (2 person) and 1 two bedroom apartment 67.45sq.m (3 person) units. The development will include balconies to the 2 first floor apartments, access to the development from existing vehicular entrance from Blessington Road (N81), new on site vehicular and pedestrian entrance to accommodate access to rear site, 6 parking spaces, communal garden area at ground floor level, bicycle storage, bin storage, signage, upgraded bio cycle system, site development and boundary treatment works. The council refused permission on 16 Nov 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 29 Oct 2021. The site is zoned P1 — rural under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 4 units. Within 500 m there are 11 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 14 Dec 2021 closed 1734 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (16 Nov 2021) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Retention of 77sq.m floor space divided evenly between ground and first floors; retention of balcony to front of existing dwelling. Permission for change of use from 289.32sq.m family home to 4 apartments consisting of 3 one bedroom apartments 56.6sq.m (2 person) and 1 two bedroom apartment 67.45sq.m (3 person) units. The development will include balconies to the 2 first floor apartments, access to the development from existing vehicular entrance from Blessington Road (N81), new on site vehicular and pedestrian entrance to accommodate access to rear site, 6 parking spaces, communal garden area at ground floor level, bicycle storage, bin storage, signage, upgraded bio cycle system, site development and boundary treatment works.

Status
Decision
Decision
Refuse permission & refuse retention on 16 Nov 2021
Units
4
Floor area
77 m²
Site (from polygon)
2,373 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 24 Sept 2021
    New application
    Observation window closed 29 Oct 2021
  • 16 Nov 2021
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 14 Dec 2021

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    Zoning at the site

    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.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Radon risk area · 2
      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

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 114557). 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/61361.

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