RefusedCommercialDecided 16 December 2016

Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, Castle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin

An unmanned petrol filling station in the car park of Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, Lucan.

SD16A/0381 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 November 2016

Reference: SD16A/0381
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 8 November 2016
Floor area: 99 m²

Summary

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The development consists of an unmanned petrol filling station with two pumps under a canopy and two 40,000-litre underground storage tanks. The works are located within the curtilage of Ballyowen Castle, which is a Protected Structure and recorded monument.

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Official record

Development description

Unmanned petrol filling station in the car park. The development will consist of the following: (1) two 4 hose petrol pumps under a canopy dispensing petrol and diesel on each side of the pump; (2) two underground storage tanks, each 40,000lt, one storing petrol and the other diesel; (3) all the associated fuel pipework between the pumps and underground tanks and fill points and vents. (4) concrete slab surfacing and associated drainage. The drainage from the area around the forecourt and delivery points will be discharged into a 10,000lt petrol interceptor prior to discharge to the proposed drainage system; (5) two electrical cabinets; (6) advertising signage along the edge of the canopy and a stand-alone 6m high advertising monolith adjacent to the entrance to the shopping centre. The proposed development involves works within the curtilage of a protected structure and a recorded monument (ballyowen castle rps ref. No. 105).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Colthurst Rd, Lucan, Dublin	May 2026	€505,000	104 m
18 Colthurst Crescent, Lucan, Dublin	May 2025	€454,000	134 m
22 Colthurst Close, Lucan, Dublin	May 2025	€520,000	150 m
14 Foxford Court, Ballyowen Lane, Lucan	Nov 2025	€355,000	150 m
8 Colthurst Way, Colthurst, Lucan	Jul 2025	€470,000	153 m
14 Abbeywood Way, Lucan, Dublin	Nov 2025	€385,000	172 m
21 Abbeywood Ave, The Oaks, Lucan	Apr 2025	€432,000	179 m
31 Fforster Park, Lucan, Co Dublin	Nov 2025	€290,000	185 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 received8 November 2016
Decision due11 January 2017
Decision issued16 December 2016

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