Units 39-40, Hills Industrial Estate, Lower Lucan Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Change of use from retail units to a place of worship and community centre in Lucan.
SD25A/0065W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 July 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0065W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a furniture and window showroom into a multi-functional space containing a place of worship and community centre. The works include minor internal and external alterations, parking, and landscaping on a site containing a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from furniture shop and window shop/showroom to a multi-functional space to include a place of worship and community centre (with ancillary office space);minor internal alterations to layouts and alterations to the elevations to facilitate the change of use; the provision of car parking spaces and bicycle spaces and; all associated landscaping and site development works. The subject site includes a protected structure (steward's crafts - record no. 020).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Weir View, Lucan, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €380,000 | 131 m |
| 19 Village Weir, Lower Main St, Lucan | Mar 2025 | €310,000 | 135 m |
| 3 Village Weir, The Mall, Lucan Main St | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 143 m |
| 15 Weir View, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €370,000 | 168 m |
| 19 Weirview, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €390,000 | 188 m |
| 97 Sarsfield Park, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €320,000 | 258 m |
| 124 Sarsfield Park, Lucan, Co Dublin | Feb 2025 | €346,000 | 283 m |
| 87 Sarsfield Park, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €435,000 | 298 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 received15 July 2025
- Decision due11 August 2025
- Decision issued11 August 2025
- Appeal submitted3 September 2025
- Appeal decided15 January 2026
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
(1) Demolition of 2 no. warehouses Units No. 33 and No. 34; (2) removal of external stair core at Units.…
Units 33, 34, 39 and 40, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD09A/0233/EPSouth DublinLodged 28 Jan 2015Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
(1) Demolition of 2 no. warehouses Units No. 33 and No. 34; (2) removal of external stair core at Units.…
Units 33, 34, 39 and 40, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD09A/0233South DublinLodged 2 Feb 2010Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
The overall site includes a Protected Structure (Steward's Crafts — Record No. 020), Units 39-40, Hills…
Units 33-34, Hills Industrial Estate, Lower Lucan Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD24A/0181WSouth DublinLodged 29 Nov 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Temporary permission (5 years) for change of use of portion of an existing furniture shop to cafe. The…
Unit 40, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD10A/0296South DublinLodged 1 Oct 2010Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Replacement & enclosure of external staircase
Unit 40, Hills Mills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0286South DublinLodged 11 May 2001Industrial
- WithdrawnAt this site
(1) The demolition of 2 no. warehouses Unit nos. 33 and 34; (2) the removal of external stair core at Units…
Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD09A/0159South DublinLodged 20 Apr 2009Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of existing light industrial unit within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (RPS016), to…
Unit 32, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD12A/0167South DublinLodged 14 Aug 2012Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of the front half of a warehousing unit into a retail outlet (a Russian dried foods store) and…
Unit 31, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD05A/0109South DublinLodged 17 Feb 2005Change of use
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