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South Dublin County Council · SDZ23A/0018 · SDZ Application

Clonburris Development Areas CSW-S1 & CSW-S2

565 homes4 storeysCairn Homes Properties Ltd.South Dublin County Council

368 built, 197 under construction of 565 permitted homes (Q2 2026).

Also known as Clonburris SDZ.

  1. 26 May 2023Received
  2. 11 Dec 2023Approved
  3. 18 Sept 2024Building started
  4. 26 Aug 2025Signed off
Status
Building started
Decision
Approved · 11 Dec 2023
Size
565 homes · up to 4 storeys
Uses
residential, apartments, houses, infrastructure
Applicant
Cairn Homes Properties Ltd.
Site
13.79 ha

Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026

  1. 2023Approved
  2. 2024Building started
  3. 2025First homes signed off26 sign-offs

368 built, 197 under construction of 565 permitted homes (Q2 2026).

565
homes permitted
565
homes started on site
368
homes completed

completed · under construction · not started · 230 houses and 335 apartments permitted

Quarter by quarter
QuarterPermittedUnder constructionCompletedCompleted share
Q2 20255653408
Q3 202556540136
Q4 2025565322219
Q1 2026565338227
Q2 2026565197368

The scheme

Cairn Homes Properties Ltd. proposes the construction of 565 dwellings in the Clonburris Development Areas CSW-S1 and CSW-S2. The development includes a mix of houses, duplex apartments, and apartments alongside public open space and infrastructure works. The site is located within the townland of Cappagh and Clonburris Little.

it involves the construction of 565 dwellings within the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone

What the register says

7 year Planning Permission for development at site of c. 13.75 hectares (on 2 parcels of land consisting of construction of 565 dwellings (mixture of apartments, duplex apartments and houses) in the Clonburris Development Areas CSW-S1 & CSW-S2 of the Clonburris SDZ Planning Scheme 2019 as follows a) 230 houses comprising 1 two bedroom house, 217 three bedroom houses and 12 four bedroom houses, all 2 storey (house types H3, H4, H4S, H5, H6 - 3 no. storeys) comprising semi-detached, terraced, end terrace units (with parking, solar panels and private open space); b) 216 duplex apartments/apartments comprising 108 two bedroom units and 108 three bedroom units, in 20 no. 3 no. storey buildings (in a series of 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9 terraced blocks); c) 119 apartments as follows: Block 81 (4 storeys) consists of 72 apartments (33 one bedroom & 39 two bedroom apartments); Block 82 (4 storeys) consists of 47 apartments (17 one bedroom apartments & 30 two bedroom apartments (all apartments to have terrace or balcony); d) Vehicular access will be from the permitted Clonburris Southern Link Street (SDZ20A/0021) and R113 to the east; e) Public Open Space/landscaping of c. 3 hectares (to include Grand Canal Park along the southern boundary of the site to connect to existing Grand Canal towpath) as well as a series of communal open spaces to serve apartments and duplex units; f) The development will also provide for all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development to include all ancillary site development works including footpaths, landscaping boundary treatments, public, private open space areas, car parking (675 spaces) and bicycle parking (998 spaces), single storey ESB substations/bike/bin stores, green roofs and solar panels at roof level of apartments, and all ancillary site development / construction works; g) Permission is also sought for provision of and connection to water supply foul drainage infrastructure; This application is being made in accordance with the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme 2019 all on wider lands bounded generally by the Dublin-Cork railway line to the north, the Grand Canal to the south, and undeveloped lands to the east and west and relates to a proposed development within the Clonburris Strategic Development Planning Scheme Area, as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 604 of 2015; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report accompanies this planning application

Summary from the register record.

Planning timeline 5 steps

  • 26 May 2023
    Application lodged — DZ
  • 11 Dec 2023
    Council decision — Grant
  • 11 Dec 2023
    Final approval
  • 18 Sept 2024
    Building started
  • 24 Jan 2029
    Approval runs out (estimate)

The site 13.79 ha

Boundary of Clonburris Development Areas CSW-S1 & CSW-S2 as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.

Planning applications inside the site 8 applications in the last 10 years

Appeals inside the site 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála

Building work started inside the site 16 commencement notices

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