Lock Road/Newcastle Road (R120), Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Demolition of a gate lodge and construction of 74 residential units in Lucan.
SD14A/0290 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 December 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0290
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 December 2014
- Residential units
- 74
- Floor area
- 13061 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey gate lodge and the construction of 74 residential units. The units will be 2.5 storeys high and include detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Demolition of the existing single storey 'gate lodge' dwelling and the provision of 74 no. 2.5 storey residential units consisting of 6 detached 4 bedroom units; 10 terraced 4 bedroom units; 58 semi-detached 4 bedroom units along with landscaping, boundary treatments, internal roads and footpaths and all associated engineering and site development works necessary to facilitate the development; vehicular and pedestrian access to the application site is to be from a new access from the adjoining lock road/newcastle road (r120) to the west, all on lands of approximately 2.47 hectares, which are generally bound to the north by elderberry, to the east by finnsview, to the south by finnsgreen and to the west by the lock road / newcastle road (r120).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Finnsview, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan | May 2026 | €575,000 | 99 m |
| 46 Castlelane Crescent, Adamstown Castle, Adamstown | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 169 m |
| 1 Finnswood, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan | Jun 2025 | €475,000 | 172 m |
| 6 Finnspark, Finnstown Cloisters, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €570,000 | 178 m |
| 38 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €368,000 | 194 m |
| Apt 2 Castlegate Way, Adamstown Castle, Adamstown | May 2025 | €335,000 | 227 m |
| 12 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Lucan | May 2026 | €445,000 | 236 m |
| 14 Castlegate Crescent, Adamstown, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 239 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 December 2014
- Decision due25 February 2015
- Decision issued3 February 2015
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
Demolition of the existing single storey gate lodge dwelling and the provision of 74 no. 2.5 storey…
Lock Road / Newcastle Road (R120), Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD15A/0028South DublinLodged 4 Jun 2015Housing estate
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of the existing residence
Site known as Coolamber, Lock Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD08A/0014South DublinLodged 9 Jan 2008Demolition
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the demolition of the existing residence known as 'Coolamber' and the erection of a new…
Coolamber, Lock Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD07A/0221South DublinLodged 12 Nov 2007Housing estate
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of the existing single storey gate lodge dwelling and the provision of 80 residential units…
Lock Road/Newcastle Road (R120), Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD16A/0306South DublinLodged 28 Apr 2017Housing estate
- Refused80 m away
Retention of a temporary two-sided advertising sign 3m wide by 6m high, providing 36sqm of advertising space…
Coolamber House, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD09A/0324South DublinLodged 17 Aug 2009Retention
- Granted100 m away
Two storey development, on an ancillary area comprising of a footpath, access road and parking area, to the…
Finnstown Shopping Centre, Lock Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD07A/0755/EPSouth DublinLodged 2 Aug 2012Commercial
- Granted100 m away
A two-storey development, on an ancillary area comprising of a footpath, access road and parking area, to the…
Finnstown Shopping Centre, Lock Road, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD07A/0755South DublinLodged 19 Sept 2007Commercial
- Granted100 m away
Single storey extension to the rear with flat roof over for extended kitchen and living room use. Two dormer…
15, Finnsview Cloisters, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD18B/0300South DublinLodged 3 Jul 2018Extension
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