The Bush Scout & Community Centre, Foxdene Avenue, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Retention of a partial change of use of a community centre into a childcare facility in Lucan.
SD22A/0359 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 November 2022
- Reference
- SD22A/0359
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 22 November 2022
- Floor area
- 207 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the partial change of use of the Bush Scout & Community Centre into a childcare facility. The development includes all ancillary site works.
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Official record
Development description
Retention for the partial change of use into a childcare facility and all ancillary site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Meile An Ri Crescent, Balgaddy, Lucan | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 93 m |
| 44 Rosse Court Heights, Balgaddy, Lucan | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 158 m |
| 57 Rosse Court Heights, Lucan, Dublinnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €290,000 | 163 m |
| 70 Rosse Court Heights, Balgaddy Rd, Lucan | May 2026 | €231,000 | 179 m |
| 9 Ross Court Heights, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €330,000 | 186 m |
| 22 Earlsfort View, Lucan, Dublinnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €410,000 | 198 m |
| 3 Foxdene Green, Lucan, Dublin | May 2026 | €345,000 | 202 m |
| 4 Earlsfort View, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 240 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 November 2022
- Further information requested8 November 2022
- Further information received22 November 2022
- Decision due19 December 2022
- Decision issued14 December 2022
- Grant issued3 February 2023
In the area
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SD11A/0034South DublinLodged 15 Feb 2011Change of use
- Refused70 m away
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SD09A/0130South DublinLodged 6 Jul 2009Change of use
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SD16B/0053South DublinLodged 23 Feb 2016Extension
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SD25A/0276WSouth DublinLodged 13 Nov 2025Commercial
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