Foxhunter Bar & Restaurant, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co Dublin
Change of use from an off-licence to a betting office at the Foxhunter Bar & Restaurant in Lucan.
SD04A/0209 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 March 2004
- Reference
- SD04A/0209
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 March 2004
- Floor area
- 102 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application requests a change of use for a portion of the Foxhunter Bar & Restaurant premises. The proposal is to convert the existing off-licence unit into a betting office.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing 'off-licence' to proposed 'betting office'.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and consolidate retail warehousing”
National zoning type: Retail warehouse
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Hermitage Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €470,000 | 108 m |
| 43 Hermitage Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 119 m |
| 51 Hermitage Rd, Hermitage Park, Lucan | May 2026 | €500,000 | 153 m |
| 53 Hermitage Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €535,000 | 158 m |
| 7 Hermitage Place, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jan 2025 | €655,000 | 168 m |
| 8 The Hermitage Place, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 174 m |
| 9 Ballyowen Crescent, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €510,000 | 211 m |
| 6 Ballyowen Lawn, Lucan, Co. Dublin | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 226 m |
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 March 2004
- Decision due23 May 2004
- Decision issued21 May 2004
- Appeal submitted11 June 2004
- Appeal decided13 October 2004
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SD05A/0409South DublinLodged 28 Sept 2005Housing estate
- RefusedAt this site
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SD04A/0701South DublinLodged 20 Sept 2004Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of 16 no. apartments in two separate two/three storey blocks consisting of 15 no. two bedroom…
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SD03A/0171South DublinLodged 3 Sept 2003Apartments
- Refused30 m away
Construction of a) a metal clad single-storey warehouse, of 3072 sq.m, 13.58m high to parapet at front and…
Lands South Side of Lucan Road, Ballydowd & abutting Hermitage Gardens, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD22A/0382South DublinLodged 6 Oct 2022Industrial
- Refused30 m away
(a) Formation of a new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian entrance off Hermitage Gardens to the west of the site…
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SD20A/0259South DublinLodged 15 Oct 2020Apartments
- Invalid30 m away
Construction of 16 no. apartments in two separate two/three storey blocks consisting of 14 no. two bedroom…
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SD03A/0058South DublinLodged 31 Jan 2003Apartments
- Granted30 m away
Erect an extension to existing Off Licence
The Foxhunter Lounge & Restaurant, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0553South DublinLodged 22 Aug 2001Commercial
- Exempt — no permission needed40 m away
Change of use of the existing public house to a artisan food and craft shop
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