Ball Alley House, Leixlip Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Construction of a 4-storey apartment building with 14 units on a site with a protected structure.
SD21A/0179 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 October 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0179
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 October 2021
- Residential units
- 14
- Floor area
- 1347 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing 52 parking spaces and hedging to construct a 4-storey apartment building containing 14 apartments. The site is located at Ball Alley House, which is a protected structure, and will feature a landscaped courtyard, bicycle storage, and a sedum roof.
- Storeys
- 4
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
Removal of selected hedging, the removal of the existing 52 car parking spaces and the construction of a 4-storey apartment building with setbacks at third floor level, total 14 apartments comprising of 1 one-bedroom, 11 two bedroom; 2 three bedroom apartments, all with associated private open spaces areas in the form of balconies; access to the development from existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance from leixlip road (r835) and from proposed new vehicular and pedestrian access from ardeevin drive; all with associated landscaped courtyard at ground floor level, sedum roof (main roof), bicycle storage, bin storage, signage, associated drainage and site development works (protected structure rps no. 094).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 The Braeburn, The Orchard, Leixlip Rd | Jun 2025 | €396,000 | 76 m |
| 75 Braeburn, The Orchard, Leixlip Rd | Oct 2025 | €373,000 | 76 m |
| 6 Ardeevin Manor, Ardeevin, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €371,949 | 241 m |
| 7 Ardeevin Manor, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €396,432 | 246 m |
| 33 Tandy's Lane, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €506,607 | 264 m |
| 26 Ardeevin Manor, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €715,000 | 272 m |
| 20 The Hollows, Newcastle Rd, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €410,000 | 278 m |
| 19 The Hollows, Newcastle Rd, Lucan | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 278 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 received7 October 2021
- Further information requested25 August 2021
- Further information received7 October 2021
- Decision due4 November 2021
- Decision issued4 November 2021
- Appeal submitted29 November 2021
- Appeal decided8 May 2023
- Permission expiry6 July 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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SD23A/0169South DublinLodged 20 Jul 2023Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission at a site of 0.177 ha at the Ball Alley House, (A Protected Structure, South Dublin…
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SD25A/0091WSouth DublinLodged 3 Jul 2025New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
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SD04A/0958South DublinLodged 22 Dec 2004Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Convert existing car spaces located to the front of the premises into an outdoor seating area together with…
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SD06A/0201South DublinLodged 22 Mar 2006Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
Removal of existing stone fireplace at ground floor level only and extension of existing bar counter and all…
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SD08A/0162South DublinLodged 10 Mar 2008Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
To convert portion of existing open area to semi covered area to rear at Ball Alley House, Leixlip Road,…
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SD07A/0208South DublinLodged 23 Mar 2007Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
To use the exising smoking area to rear as a beer garden, with the erection of retractable awning over…
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SD06A/0749/EPSouth DublinLodged 7 Sept 2011Change of use
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
To use the exising smoking area to rear as a beer garden, with the erection of retractable awning over…
Ball Alley House, Leixlip Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD06A/0749South DublinLodged 27 Oct 2006Change of use
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