RefusedCommercialDecided 5 February 2026

Plot 13, Lower Lucan Road, Astagob, Strawberry Beds, Dublin 20

A private, appointment-only sauna and hydrotherapy facility in Strawberry Beds.

FW25A/0529 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 8 December 2025

Reference: FW25A/0529
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 December 2025

Summary

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The proposed development on a 4-acre site consists of three timber-clad sauna units, three plunge pools, changing rooms, toilet and shower blocks, and a 60-space car park. All structures are temporary, modular, or mobile, operating on a pre-booking basis only.

Commercialsaunaleisuretemporary structures

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for a private, appointment-only sauna and hydrotherapy facility, ''the garden sauna'' , on a 4-acre site. The proposed development comprises three timber-clad sauna units ( each c. 5.8 m x 2.8 m), three temperature-controlled plunge pools, landscaped relaxation and seating areas, male and female changing rooms ( each c. 6.0 m x 4.0 m ), a reception area, two storage containers ( each c. 3.0 m x 10.0 m ), two toilet and shower blocks ( each c. 3.2 m x 12.0 m ) , an office cabin (c. 3.6 m x 3.6 m ), and a dedicated on-site car park for up to 60 vehicles with entrance/exit gates operating a one-way traffic system; together with associated landscaping ( including timber shelters/pagodas, gravel walkways, raised garden beds ), drainage improvements and all ancillary site works. The facility will operate on a pre-booking basis only with no general public walk-in access. All structures are temporary, modular or mobile.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

HA - High AmenityHA

“Protect and enhance high amenity areas”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Woodcrest, Somerton Road, Castleknock	Jul 2025	€730,000	145 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 December 2025
Decision due10 February 2026
Decision issued5 February 2026

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