Esker Lawn Cemetery, Newlands Road, Lucan, Dublin 22
Construction of a new crematorium at Esker Lawn Cemetery in Lucan.
SD23A/0292 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 June 2024
- Reference
- SD23A/0292
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 485 sqm crematorium with a congregation space, electric cremator, and plant spaces. It also includes visitor toilets, an ESB substation, parking adjustments, and extensive landscaping works such as a contemplation pond.
- Floor area
- 485 m²
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a new 485 m2 crematorium within the grounds of esker lawn cemetery consisting of a congregation space, 1 no. Electric cremator and associated plant and services spaces, and the provision of visitor toilets, and esb substation; provision of new car parking area and minor adjustments to existing parking resulting in the net addition of 2 parking spaces; amendments to existing site landscaping involving removal and reduction of existing hard surfaces and roadway surfaces and all associated works; the construction of new landscaping works including a contemplation pond, water feature, planted landscape berms and swale drains at the building perimeter and at the adjacent area designated for grave spaces under sd10a/0331 as part of a combined suds drainage and biodiverse planting strategy; temporary access for construction traffic to be provided from the eastern boundary, and the existing boundary treatment reinstated post construction.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Cherbury Park Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 124 m |
| 20 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Co Dublin | Mar 2026 | €460,000 | 189 m |
| 21 Cherbury Park Ave, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €435,000 | 253 m |
| 12 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 254 m |
| 8 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €441,000 | 260 m |
| 20 Cannonbrook Park, Newcastle Rd, Lucan | May 2026 | €535,000 | 277 m |
| 139 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublinnot full market price | May 2025 | €275,000 | 308 m |
| 10 St Finians Close Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €427,000 | 349 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 received18 June 2024
- Decision due15 July 2024
- Decision issued15 July 2024
- Appeal submitted8 August 2024
- Appeal decided19 December 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
A lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 plots; a single storey management building (93sq.m.); a toilet building…
Lucan Newlands Road, Dublin 22
SD10A/0331/EPSouth DublinLodged 28 Aug 2017Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
A lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 no. plots; a single storey management building (93sq.m.); a toilet building…
Lucan Newlands Road, Dublin 22
SD10A/0331South DublinLodged 13 Sept 2011Other
- Granted80 m away
Demolition of existing single storey garage to side of house and erection of new dormer style two bedroom…
2, Cherbury Park Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD08A/0359South DublinLodged 27 May 2008New dwelling
- Refused90 m away
Single storey extension to side and rear
1 Cherbury Park Avenue, Lucan, County Dublin
S00B/0387South DublinLodged 29 Sept 2000Extension
- Refused90 m away
The development will consist of demolition of existing shed, walls and ancillary structures, and construction…
north of no. 1, Cherbury Park Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 F5P1
SD26A/0075WSouth DublinLodged 19 Mar 2026New dwelling
- Refused100 m away
Demolish existing shop unit and dwelling, to construct 2no. 1 bed apartments (total floor area 102m2) 3no. 2…
Newlands Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin.(beside Esker Cemetery)
S01A/0279South DublinLodged 9 May 2001Apartments
- Refused100 m away
Demolish existing shop unit to construct a 3 storey building to consist of 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments (total…
Newlands Road, (beside New Esker Burial Grounds), Lucan, Co Dublin
SD02A/0748South DublinLodged 17 Dec 2002Apartments
- Granted100 m away
(A) The demolition of single storey flat roofed dwelling and shop and lean-to shed, (B) The sub-division of…
73, Lucan-Newlands Road, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD03A/0636South DublinLodged 2 Feb 2004New dwelling
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