Site bounded by Fortunestown Lane, Garters Lane and Bianconi Avenue, Saggart, Co. Dublin
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SHD3ABP-300555-18-EP is a planning application for extension of duration of permission at Site bounded by Fortunestown Lane, Garters Lane and Bianconi Avenue, Saggart, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 16 Sept 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: A residential development comprising: 526 residential units and all associated site and development works as follows: - 274 3-bed 2 storey terraced units, 185 4-bed 2 and 3 storey terraced and end of terrace units, 67 2-bed apartment/duplex units (37 2-storey, 2 bed terraced duplexes, 18 1-storey 2 bed terraced apartments and 12 1 storey 2 bed end of terrace apartments). The development also provides for a district park (4.58 ha) and a neighbourhood park (0.71 ha) in accordance with the Fortunestown Local Area Plan 2012. Permission is also sought for 789 car parking spaces, bin storage areas, ESB substations and all associated site development and infrastructural works. Vehicular access to serve the proposed development will be provided via two new access points off Garter Lane and via a new signalised junction at the southeastern corner of the site to replace the existing roundabout off Fortunestown Lane. Provision is made for a future access to Bianconi Avenue. In addition, an interim local square is proposed within the subject site providing a direct pedestrian link from the proposed development to the Saggart Luas stop. Two direct pedestrian links are proposed between the subject site and the adjoining school sites permitted under Reg Ref No SD16A/0255 providing a direct link between the school and the proposed district park and a direct link from the west of the school site to the proposed residential development. Lands identified for future development are located along the southern boundary of the current application site adjacent to Fortunestown Lane/Saggart Luas Stop. These areas will be subject of a future planning application (Phase 2) and will include the final design and layout of the local square. The council granted permission on 10 Nov 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 21 Oct 2022. A commencement notice (CN0109055SD) was lodged on 24 Jan 2024, so works have started on site. The site is zoned C2.1 — economic development and employment under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 524 units. Within 500 m there are 23 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
A residential development comprising: 526 residential units and all associated site and development works as follows: - 274 3-bed 2 storey terraced units, 185 4-bed 2 and 3 storey terraced and end of terrace units, 67 2-bed apartment/duplex units (37 2-storey, 2 bed terraced duplexes, 18 1-storey 2 bed terraced apartments and 12 1 storey 2 bed end of terrace apartments). The development also provides for a district park (4.58 ha) and a neighbourhood park (0.71 ha) in accordance with the Fortunestown Local Area Plan 2012. Permission is also sought for 789 car parking spaces, bin storage areas, ESB substations and all associated site development and infrastructural works. Vehicular access to serve the proposed development will be provided via two new access points off Garter Lane and via a new signalised junction at the southeastern corner of the site to replace the existing roundabout off Fortunestown Lane. Provision is made for a future access to Bianconi Avenue. In addition, an interim local square is proposed within the subject site providing a direct pedestrian link from the proposed development to the Saggart Luas stop. Two direct pedestrian links are proposed between the subject site and the adjoining school sites permitted under Reg Ref No SD16A/0255 providing a direct link between the school and the proposed district park and a direct link from the west of the school site to the proposed residential development. Lands identified for future development are located along the southern boundary of the current application site adjacent to Fortunestown Lane/Saggart Luas Stop. These areas will be subject of a future planning application (Phase 2) and will include the final design and layout of the local square.
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Grant extension of duration of permission on 10 Nov 2022
- Units
- 524
- Site (from polygon)
- 23.83 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 16 Sept 2022New applicationObservation window closed 21 Oct 2022
- 10 Nov 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 8 Dec 2022
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0109055SD
Zoning at the site
EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
RES-N: To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 2
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120855). 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/63192.
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