The Sluice Weir, Lucan Demesne, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Enhancement works at the Sluice Weir on the River Liffey to improve canoe slalom training and competition facilities.
SD12A/0104 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 31 May 2012
- Reference
- SD12A/0104
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 May 2012
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works include re-forming and extending rock-armour river obstacles on the south bank and below the weir. It also involves erecting two steel columns on the island to support a canoe slalom gate-hanging system. The Sluice Weir is a Protected Structure, and a Natura Impact Statement has been prepared.
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Official record
Development description
Enhancement works immediately above and below the sluice weir to facilitate the existing use of the river liffey at this location for canoe slalom training and competition. The works in the south dublin county council area consist of: (a) re-formation of an existing rock-armour river obstacle on the south bank of the river; (b) the re-formation and extension by c. 20m of the existing rock-armour leading downstream below the weir from the south side of the sluice gap; (c) the erection of 2 steel columns (4-5 metres in height and joined at the top by 5mm steel wire) on the island below the weir as part of a canoe slalom gate-hanging system. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application. The sluice weir is a protected structure in the south dublin county development plan (ref. 054) and is listed (ref. 11201017) in the national inventory of architectural heritage. The overall development spans the administrative areas of south dublin and fingal county councils and planning applications are being made concurrently to both planning authorities.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Liffey Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 Kew Park, Lucan, Dublin | May 2025 | €490,000 | 187 m |
| 29 Weston Meadow, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €520,000 | 493 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 May 2012
- Decision due25 July 2012
- Decision issued24 July 2012
- Grant issued4 September 2012
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused60 m away
Permission for a development at the Sluice Weir, Lucan Demesne
Sluice Weir, Lucan Demesne, Lucan, Co Dublin
FW12A/0051FingalLodged 22 Jan 2013Infrastructure
- Granted120 m away
Development of 2 storey extention to existing property & demolition of existing garage
Inisfail, Leixlip Road, Lucan
SD06B/0550South DublinLodged 19 Jul 2006Extension
- Withdrawn140 m away
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Liffey Lodge, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD02A/0257South DublinLodged 14 May 2002Commercial
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SD20B/0050South DublinLodged 19 Feb 2020Extension
- Invalid160 m away
Single storey extension to the side/rear of the existing house; reinstatement of previously built-up window…
Round House, Spa Hotel Grounds, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD20B/0025South DublinLodged 29 Jan 2020Extension
- Granted170 m away
Dwelling house to include the removal of an existing shared septic tank and the connection of existing and…
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S99A/0404South DublinLodged 26 Oct 1999New dwelling
- Granted180 m away
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6, Kew Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD17B/0114South DublinLodged 28 Mar 2017Extension
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