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Traveller Accommodation Site, Known as "Rock Road Mansions", Proposed development Group Housing Scheme to be known "Lock Road", Grange Castle West, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Demolition of an existing Traveller accommodation site and construction of a new group housing scheme.

PT8SD341 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 January 2026

Reference: PT8SD341
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Application Under Part 8
Received: 29 January 2026

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the existing Rock Road Mansions Traveller accommodation site. It will be replaced by a new group housing scheme called Lock Road, featuring a new detached house, three halting site bays with day units, a homework club, and an enterprise area.

Housing estatetraveller accommodationsocial housingdemolition

Residential units: 4
Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Works to comprise of
Demolition of the existing traveller accommodation site (area 0.81 hectares) known as 'rock road mansions'
Development of a new traveller accommodation group housing scheme (area 1.56 hectares) to be known as 'lock road'. The proposed development will include; i. New single story detached house with 2 no. Car parking spaces. Ii. 3 no. New halting site bays, each with a single story day unit, an adjacent mobile unit and 2 no. Car parking spaces. Iii. New single story homework club. Iv. New play area and hard standing. V. New enterprise area. Vi. 2 no. Storage sheds. Vii. New external bin store. Viii. New irish water pumping station. Ix. Installation of new external site lighting. X. Reconfiguring of the existing entrance to the site to provide pedestrian & vehicle access. Xi. All associated roadways, paths and boundary fencing. Xii. All hard and soft landscaping to include a berm to the west and south of the proposed development. Xiii. All associated ancillary site works as may be required in adjacent lands but not limited to foul and surface water drainage and utility supplies. The proposal has undergone screening for appropriate assessment in accordance with article 6(3) of the habitats directive (92/43/eec) and screening for environmental impact assessment under the eia directive 2011/92/eu, as amended by directive 2014/52/eu. In accordance with article 81 of the planning & development regulations 2001, as amended, the planning authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) the proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any european site(s) and therefore a stage 2 appropriate assessment is not required. (b) there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under schedule 5 of the planning and development regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an environmental impact assessment report (eiar). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to an coimisiún pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection online on the council's public consultation portal website (http://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie) during the period from 29th january 2026 to 13th of march 2026. Printed plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at county hall, tallaght, dublin 24, during office hours from 29th january 2026 to 27th february 2026. Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated may be made in writing up to 13th of march 2026 and may be submitted as follows
On south dublin county council's public consultation portal website http://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie, under consultation by 11:59pm on 13th of march 2026. Or
In writing addressed to the senior executive officer, traveller accommodation unit, housing directorate, south dublin county council, county hall, tallaght, dublin 24, to be received on or before 5.00pm on 13th of march 2026. Submission should be labelled "lock road, traveller accommodation, grange castle west, lucan, co. Dublin" note: please make your submission by one medium only. Only submissions received by 13th of march 2026 and addressed as set out above will be considered. Submissions should state the name, address, and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. Which you represent. Only submissions received as set out above will be considered. It should be noted that the freedom of information act, 1997-2006 (as amended) applies to all records held by south dublin county council. The council's personal data privacy statements can be viewed at www. Sdcc. Ie and all personal data will be retained in line with statutory requirements

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

EESI

“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Application received29 January 2026

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