Texaco Service Station, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Expansion of a service station parking area and access alterations in Lucan.
SD10A/0195 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 February 2011
- Reference
- SD10A/0195
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 15 February 2011
- Floor area
- 1276 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of adjacent land to a service station parking area, relocate the access, and demolish part of a wall. It also seeks retention for existing boundary wall openings and height reductions.
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
Permission for: (1) change of use of existing lands (1276.54sq. M. ) adjacent to service station to parking area and for use ancillary to service station; (2) relocation of existing service station access; (3) demolish part of existing wall to provide opening from ancillary parking area to service station area. Retention for: (1) opening in existing service station east boundary wall with proposed alterations to increase opening from 4.7m to 7.0m. (2) the lowering of wall height between service station and parking area from 3.0m to 1.8m. Significant further information: permission for: (1) change of use of existing lands (1276.54sq. M. ) adjacent to service station to parking area and for use ancillary to service station namely additional car parking, 1 no. Hgv parking bay, enclosed storage area for wheelie bins and a service bay (air/water/vacuum); (2) relocation of existing service station access; (3) demolition of part of existing wall to provide opening from ancillary parking area to service station area; (4) construction of a refuse/storage compound (46.8sq. M. ); retention for: (1) opening in existing service station east boundary wall with proposed alterations to increase opening from 4.7m to 7.0m. (2) the lowering of wall height between service station and parking area from 3.0m to 1.8m.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 | 188 m |
| 43 Hermitage Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 212 m |
| 9 Ballyowen Crescent, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €510,000 | 220 m |
| 13 Ballyowen View, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €481,000 | 227 m |
| 7 Hermitage Place, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jan 2025 | €655,000 | 237 m |
| 8 The Hermitage Place, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 242 m |
| 10 Ballyowen View, Ballyowen Park, Lucan | Mar 2026 | €490,000 | 247 m |
| 51 Hermitage Rd, Hermitage Park, Lucan | May 2026 | €500,000 | 254 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 received15 February 2011
- Further information requested20 August 2010
- Further information received15 February 2011
- Decision due14 March 2011
- Decision issued14 March 2011
- Appeal submitted11 April 2011
- Appeal decided12 August 2011
- Permission expiry15 August 2011
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