Over 600 apartments given go-ahead in Clonburris

South Dublin County Council has granted permission for a large-scale apartment block in Clonburris.

The scheme will proceed after it received no objections in the planning process.

As a result, planning permission has been granted to Cairn Homes to build 607 apartments in Dublin 24.

The scheme is made up 255 one-bedroom apartments, 307 two-bedroom apartments and 32 three-bedroom apartments across eight blocks, and the buildings themselves will be seven stories in height.

The mixed-use scheme will also include office floor space, six retail units, a creche and an urban square.

Cairn’s successful application follows an August 2022 decision that gave the go-ahead to 569 homes being built in the area.

It is hoped that the new suburb, located 13km from Dublin city centre, will eventually have a population of 25,000 people, with a daytime population of over 30,000 with the addition of employment and retail centres.

The new suburb will be serviced by existing and enhanced key public transport infrastructure, including two train stations on the soon to be mooted Dublin-Kildare rail line, along with eight new schools, creches, public buildings and 90 hectares of public parks and amenities.

The land at Clonburris consists of 691 acres within the Lucan, Clondalkin and Liffey Valley suburban areas.

Planning consultant for Cairn Homes, John Spain, told the Council that the proposed development seeks to provide a good mix of high-quality dwellings and “will result in a high-quality residential development”.

Spain noted that the scheme is a mix of dwelling types that have been designed to ensure that the scheme caters for a wide range of choices and demographics including starter homes for young professionals and families, older people trading down.”

He stated that the proposed development is “a key building block in realising the Council’s Strategic Development Zone vision for a new vibrant community at Clonburris.”

Spain added that Cairn Homes’ hope was that the development of Clonburris will be a blueprint for other developers to follow, saying that the develop “an exemplary mixed-use community, creating an attractive neighbourhood of a sustainable residential density.”