16, Main Street, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Subdivision and change of use of a ground-floor snooker hall into three retail/service units, storage, and a private practice room.
SD08A/0071 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 February 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0071
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 February 2008
- Floor area
- 578.16 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the subdivision and change of use of an existing ground-floor snooker hall into three units for shop or public service use, two storage units, and one private snooker practice room. It includes new stepped access, shopfronts, and elevation changes.
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
Sub division and change of use of the existing ground floor snooker hall into three units intended for shop use or uses for the provision of services provided principally to visiting members of the public but excluding use as a betting office, two units for storage use and one unit as a private snooker practice room, accessible from the rear car park. The development includes new stepped access arrangements from the public footpath, with associated changes to elevations including shopfronts, wall finishes, first floor windows and roof.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dispensary Lane, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €493,392 | 148 m |
| 2 Dispensary Lane, Lucan Villageprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €503,055 | 151 m |
| 3 Dispensary Lane, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €524,299 | 152 m |
| 19 Village Weir, Lower Main St, Lucan | Mar 2025 | €310,000 | 187 m |
| 3 Village Weir, The Mall, Lucan Main St | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 196 m |
| 19 Weirview, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €390,000 | 229 m |
| 15 Weir View, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €370,000 | 233 m |
| 48 Sarsfield Park, Lucan, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €420,000 | 242 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 received1 February 2008
- Decision due27 March 2008
- Decision issued27 March 2008
- Grant issued6 May 2008
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