South Dublin County Council grants permission for 495-home scheme at Dublin 22, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 66 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% 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 17 April 2024. 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.

Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this site of c.5 ha at Development Area 6 Kishoge Urban Centre, sub sector KUC-S4 (including an area of Development Area 9 Kishoge South East, sub sector KSE-S1), Clonburris SDZ, within the townland of Kishoge, Clonburris, Dublin 22. the development will consist of the removal of existing hardstanding and the construction of a mixed-use development arranged in 11 no. blocks, ranging between 3 & 7 storeys, comprising: 495 no. residential units, including 449 no. apartments (216 no. 1 bed units, 46 no. 2 bed 3 person units, 187 no. 2 bed 4 person units and 46 no. duplex units (22 no. 2 bed 4 person units and 24 no. 3 bedroom units), arranged across Blocks A-F; 2,502 sq.m of retail floorspace, including 1 no. large 2 storey retail unit (over an undercroft car park) and 2no. independent retail units at ground floor of Block B; 4,607 sq.m of employment floorspace within a 6 storey building and 2 no. independent employment units at ground floor of Block B and a bike hub, located at ground floor of the employment building; 483 sq.m creche, located at ground floor level of Block E; and 87 sq.m cafe, located within the employment building. Vehicular access to the site will be from the Clonburris Southern Link Street(as permitted by Reg. Ref. SDZ20A/0021). The development will also consist of the provision of public open space, including an urban plaza; hard and soft landscaping including internal roads, cycle and pedestrian routes, pathways and boundary treatments, street furniture, wetland feature, play areas; signage; basement car park (Blocks B-C); undercroft parking (Blocks A, D and retail box) and surface car parking (403 no. spaces in total, including car sharing and accessible spaces; motorcycle parking; electric vehicle charging points); bicycle parking (long and short stay spaces including stands); ESB substations, piped infrastructural services and connections; ducting; plant; waste management provision; SuDS measures (including green roofs); open attenuation pons; sustainability measures; signage; public lighting; and all site development and excavation works above and below ground.