Units 1A & 1B, Hillcrest Shopping Centre, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Amalgamation of two shop units to form a Costa Coffee shop with new signage.
SD19A/0331 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 October 2019
- Reference
- SD19A/0331
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to amalgamate shop units 1A and 1B to establish a coffee shop. The works include new shop frontages, illuminated Costa Coffee signage, and new window openings.
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
Amalgamation of shop units 1a and 1b to form a coffee shop; associated signage; northwest elevation to consist of new shop frontage with new 7.4m x 1.2m red aluminium fascia; red powder coated goalpost frame around entrance & 6m x 0.55m white colour internally illuminated individual costa coffee letters above door; southwest elevation to have 3 new window openings; door opening to have red powder coated goalpost frame around entrance; internally illuminated 1.6m diameter roundel sign and new 19.5m x 1.2m red aluminium fascia with white colour internally illuminated individual costa coffee letters 7.5m x 0.65m;
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 21 February 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 June 2022.
Notified floor area: 108 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dodsboro Road Upper, Lucan, Co Dublin | Mar 2025 | €560,000 | 57 m |
| 89 Hillcrest Walk, Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €425,000 | 93 m |
| 7 The Hall, Wentworth Court, Dodsboro | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 9 Woodview Court, Doddsbrough Road, Lucan | May 2025 | €285,000 | 94 m |
| 6 Woodview Court, Tandys Lane Doddsborough, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €331,000 | 94 m |
| 3 Westbrook Park, Lucan, Hillcrest | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 141 m |
| 12 Hillcrest Green, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 168 m |
| 44 Woodview, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €470,000 | 170 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 received22 October 2019
- Decision due16 December 2019
- Decision issued16 December 2019
- Grant issued4 February 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant, small modificationsto the rear elevation and new signage
Unit no. 2, Lucan Shopping Centre, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
S99A/0914South DublinLodged 20 Dec 1999Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from existing restaurant and takeaway to use for preparation of pizzas for home delivery with…
Unit 2, Tesco Shopping Centre, Dodsboro Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD03A/0419South DublinLodged 26 Aug 2003Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Change of use of retail unit to a food take-away restuarant with ancillary seating
Unit 3, Lucan Shopping Centre, Hillcrest Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD12A/0109South DublinLodged 1 Jun 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from hair dressing salon to coffee shop and to alter existing shop front
Unit 14, Tesco Shopping Centre, Hillcrest, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD18A/0067South DublinLodged 6 Mar 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Extend shop front
Unit 13, Tesco Shopping Centre, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD15A/0300South DublinLodged 5 Oct 2015
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of existing retail unit & subdivision into three separate retail units or uses for the…
Unit 13, Krystal Dry Cleaners, Tesco Shopping Centre, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD08A/0558South DublinLodged 11 Aug 2008Change of use
- Granted40 m away
2.5 storey, 3 bedroom detached house with bedroom in attic space to side of garden with use of existing…
1, Dodsboro Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD20A/0210South DublinLodged 6 Nov 2020New dwelling
- Refused40 m away
2.5 storey three bedroom detached house with bedroom in attic space to side of garden with new vehicular…
1, Dodsboro Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD19A/0336South DublinLodged 25 Oct 2019New dwelling
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