South Dublin County Council grants permission for 113-home scheme at Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 64 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 18 May 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Large-scale Residential Development at this site within the townland of Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin on an overall site of c.4.08 hectares. The 'Phase 4' development will consist of the construction of 113 no. dwellings and the remainder of the 'Burgage South' public open space as follows: A. 53 no. 2-storey houses (4 no. 2-storey, 2-bedroom houses, 43 no. 2-storey, 3-bedroom houses and 6 no. 2-storey, 4-bedroom houses); B. 60 no. apartment and duplex units in 4 no. 3-storey buildings comprising 30 no. 2-bedroom apartment units and 30 no. 3-bedroom duplex units; C. Provision of Public Open Space (c.1 ha. in a series of open space areas, including the remainder of the 'Burgage South' Park), hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment), c.528sq.m of Communal Open Space for duplex and apartment units; along with single-storey bicycle/bin storage areas; D. Vehicular access from the east will be via permitted road (approved under SDCC Reg. Ref.: LRD23A/0011 & ACP-319500-24) from the north via existing road adjacent to Burgage Gardens and St. Finian's National School and Main Street and to the south via an extension to Boulevard Road (approved under SDCC Reg. Ref.: SD23A/0136) as well as 149 no. car parking spaces, 180 no. bicycle parking spaces, 8 no. motorcycle parking spaces and all internal roads, cycleways and footpaths; E. Provision of surface water attenuation, SuDS measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure, 2 no. ESB sub-stations and all ancillary site development, construction and landscaping works; F. The proposal also includes revisions to the permitted development approved under SDCC Reg. Ref.: SD17A/0378 and ACP-301421-18 relating to alterations to the open space to integrate with the wider proposed Burgage South public open space area. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at: www.newcastlephase4lrd.com