Unit 5, Finnstown Centre, Newcastle Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Change of use from a vacant unit to a Paddy Power bookmakers in Lucan.
SD06A/0116 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 February 2006
- Reference
- SD06A/0116
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 February 2006
- Floor area
- 75 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of a vacant unit to a bookmakers. Works include internal alterations, a new satellite dish on the rear elevation, and new corporate green Paddy Power shopfront signage.
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 a vacant unit to new bookmakers with associated internal alterations plus new satellite dish on rear elevation plus new shopfront signage: signage will consist of new internally illuminated pressed metal box with external surfaces in corporate green; 200mm fret-cut white "paddy power" and yellow "bookmaker" lettering; existing shopfront will be painted paddy power corporate green.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Woodberry, Finnstown Priory, Lucan | Apr 2026 | €510,000 | 164 m |
| 13 Finnsview, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan | May 2026 | €575,000 | 182 m |
| 4 Foxfield, Finnstown Abbey, Lucan | Jul 2025 | €539,000 | 199 m |
| 4 Brookpark, Finnstown Abbey, Lucan | Apr 2026 | €550,000 | 212 m |
| 10 Woodscape, Finnstown Priory, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €507,000 | 221 m |
| 7 Somerton Crescent, Newcastle Road, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €815,000 | 241 m |
| 17 Somerton Way, Newcastle Road, Lucan | Jan 2026 | €761,299 | 246 m |
| 14 Somerton Way, Newcastle Road, Lucan | Jan 2026 | €570,000 | 263 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received23 February 2006
- Decision due19 April 2006
- Decision issued19 April 2006
- Grant issued2 June 2006
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
For retention of a temporary (2 year) change of use of part of unit 5 from retail (class — to use as a public…
Unit 5, Finnstown Centre, Newcastle Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD04A/0826South DublinLodged 5 Nov 2004Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Part of a single storey rear extension, staff rooms at attic level (first floor), a smoking deck & beer…
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SD06A/0234South DublinLodged 3 Apr 2006Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
A single storey rear extension. To provide additional kitchen facilities improved and additional carvery…
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SD04A/0082South DublinLodged 14 May 2004Commercial
- Granted40 m away
A two-storey development, on an ancillary area comprising of a footpath, access road and parking area, to the…
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SD07A/0755South DublinLodged 19 Sept 2007Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Two storey development, on an ancillary area comprising of a footpath, access road and parking area, to the…
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SD07A/0755/EPSouth DublinLodged 2 Aug 2012Commercial
- Not exempt — permission needed40 m away
To increase the floor area of the existing deli counter to allow for the insertion of a pizza oven
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ED13/0051South DublinLodged 5 Nov 2013Alterations
- Exempt — no permission needed40 m away
Relocate existing deli counter within shop unit
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ED14/0004South DublinLodged 10 Feb 2014Alterations
- Withdrawn50 m away
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