GrantedCommercialDecided 10 December 2024

Maxol Service Station Site, Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Co. Dublin, K78 X4E1

Expansion of a service station to include an EV charging hub and extra parking in Adamstown.

SD24A/0132W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 November 2024

Reference: SD24A/0132W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 20 November 2024

Summary

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The application seeks permission and retention permission to incorporate unused land into the service station. It includes building an EV charging hub with 6 spaces, adding 15 car parking spaces, and installing a replacement foul water treatment plant.

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Official record

Development description

Permission and retention permission for development at this site (total c. 0.42 ha) at maxol service station, newcastle road, adamstown, lucan, co. Dublin, k78 x4e1 (c. 0.29 ha) and the adjoining unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) to the south located at the junction of newcastle road and the adamstown industrial estate access road. The development for which permission is sought will consist of: change of use and incorporation of the unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) into the service station site and removal of the intervening boundary; construction of an ev charging hub (consisting of 6 no. Ev charging car parking spaces, canopy, substation and ancillary plant, and associated signage (6 no. X 2.5 sq m above the charging spaces, and 2 no. X 9.5 sq m single-sided internally illuminated totem signs)); revisions to the overall site layout (resulting in the provisions of 33 no. Car parking spaces (an increase of 15 no. Car parking spaces) excluding the ev hub spaces), motorbike and bicycle parking, alterations to vehicular circulation, relocation of air and water services, offset fills, vents and associated chambers; provision of replacement foul water treatment plant with associated plant and percolation area, foul drain infrastructure for future connection to foul sewer, and new external lighting; changes to levels, hard and soft landscaping including revised boundary treatments, associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures), all other associated site development works above and below ground. Development for which retention permission is sought consists of: an external gas tank with associated enclosure; extensions to the filling station building comprising an entrance porch / lobby area (13 sq m) and back of house extension (34 sq m); alterations to the internal layout of the building including the incorporation of a c. 48 sq m back of house area into the front of house area, increasing circulation spaces; extended café/restaurant for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption both on and off the premises (from 32 sq m to 42.5 sq m), including a change of use to restaurant use of a 20 sq m area. The permitted café seating area (50 sq m) and the net retail area (100 sq m, including a 12.5 sq m ancillary off licence) will remain unchanged.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RURU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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
Apt 79-82 & 85-124 At Block C, The Irons Station Road, The Crossings Adamstownprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€13,715,785	211 m
1 Adrrig Glade, Adamstown, Lucanprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€396,400	211 m
37 Redford Avenue, Aderrig, Adamstownprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€440,529	211 m
16 Castlegate Heath, Adamstown, Lucan	Mar 2026	€420,000	415 m
33 Castlegate Park, Adams Town, Lucan	Apr 2025	€320,000	454 m
47 Castlegate Park, Adamstowncastle, Adamstown	Jul 2025	€280,000	488 m
18 Hansted Dale, Lucan, Dublin	Jul 2026	€430,000	497 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 received20 November 2024
Decision due17 December 2024
Decision issued10 December 2024
Permission expiry27 January 2030

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