GrantedHousing estateDecided 7 December 2007

Coolamber, Lock Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Demolition of a house and construction of 59 houses and a 17-unit apartment block in Lucan.

SD07A/0221 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 November 2007

Reference: SD07A/0221
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 12 November 2007
Residential units: 76
Floor area: 14277.8 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of 'Coolamber' residence to build a new housing estate. It will feature a four-storey apartment block containing 17 apartments, alongside 59 three-storey houses of various types, parking, a public park, and road widening works.

Housing estatedemolitionapartmentshousing estateresidential

Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the demolition of the existing residence known as 'coolamber' and the erection of a new housing estate. The development will consist of the following: (a) a four storey apartment block of 1,663 sq m consisting of 3 no. One bedroom apartments of 54.4 sq m each; 12 no. Two bedroom apartments of 84.7 sq m each and 2 no. Three bedroom apartments of 116.6 sq m together with external balconies and terraces of 377.3 sq m. A total of 17 apartments are provided. (b) 6 no. Three storey detached houses of 247 sq m
250 sq m each; 8 no. Semi detached houses of 206 sq m
248 sq m each; 26 no. End of terrace three storey houses of 201.7 sq m
248.8 sq m each. 19 no. Three storey mid terrace houses of 201.7 sq m each. A total of 59 houses are provided. (c) 135 no. Residents parking spaces, 6 no. Visitors parking spaces, a landscaped central public park of 2,191 sq m including a children's play area, a refuse collection bin storage area of 15.9 sq m for the apartments and individual bin storage areas of 1.6 sq m to each house. (d) the erection of a new boundary wall around the entire estate and the creation of a new vehicular entrance from lock road. (e) the widening of lock road and provision of a new left turn at the new entrance to the site and the creation of a new two meter wide pedestrian footpath along lock road. (f) all associated infrastructure and site development works including landscaping, boundary treatments and internal road works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Finnsview, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan	May 2026	€575,000	103 m
46 Castlelane Crescent, Adamstown Castle, Adamstown	Mar 2025	€395,000	173 m
1 Finnswood, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan	Jun 2025	€475,000	178 m
6 Finnspark, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan	Sept 2025	€570,000	184 m
38 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Dublin	Jun 2025	€368,000	199 m
Apt 2 Castlegate Way, Adamstown Castle, Adamstown	May 2025	€335,000	232 m
12 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Lucan	May 2026	€445,000	239 m
14 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Lucan	Sept 2025	€340,000	243 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 received12 November 2007
Further information requested22 May 2007
Further information received21 September 2007
Decision due9 December 2007
Decision issued7 December 2007
Appeal submitted11 January 2008
Appeal decided13 August 2008
Permission expiry15 August 2008

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