Site bounded by Fortunestown Lane, Garters Lane and Bianconi Avenue, Saggart, Co. Dublin
- 16 Sept 2022Received
- 10 Nov 2022Grant extension of duration of permission
- 24 Jan 2024Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant extension of duration of permission · 10 Nov 2022
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Extension Of Duration Of Permission
- Units
- 524
- Site
- 23.83 ha
What’s proposed
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
SHD3ABP-300555-18-EP is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for a residential development comprising: 526 residential units and all associated site and, received on 16 Sept 2022; permission was granted on 10 Nov 2022.
Planning details
- Reference
- SHD3ABP-300555-18-EP
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Decision”
- Received
- 16 Sept 2022
- Observations close
- 21 Oct 2022 (closed 1425 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Nov 2022 · decided 10 Nov 2022
- Decision
- Grant extension of duration of permission on 10 Nov 2022
- Proposed development
- 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 squareAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 23.83 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.28765, -6.43631
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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