6, Lower Main Street, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Change of use from an office to a day services unit for people with intellectual disabilities.
SD25A/0172W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 July 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0172W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use of the property from an office to a unit for day services. This will enable the provision of services to people with intellectual disabilities and includes the installation of external signage.
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
(a) the material change of use from an office to a unit for day services use, to enable the provision of services to people with intellectual disabilities, (b) the installation of external signage and (c) all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Village Weir, The Mall, Lucan Main St | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 97 m |
| 19 Village Weir, Lower Main St, Lucan | Mar 2025 | €310,000 | 98 m |
| 48 Sarsfield Park, Lucan, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €420,000 | 186 m |
| 2 Dispensary Lane, Lucan Villageprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €503,055 | 196 m |
| 3 Dispensary Lane, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €524,299 | 199 m |
| 15 Weir View, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €370,000 | 202 m |
| 1 Dispensary Lane, Lucanprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €493,392 | 204 m |
| 19 Weirview, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €390,000 | 207 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 July 2025
- Decision due29 October 2025
- Decision issued28 October 2025
- Permission expiry8 December 2030
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- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD21A/0285South DublinLodged 10 Jun 2022Extension
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S00A/0281South DublinLodged 28 Apr 2000Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
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SD09A/0409South DublinLodged 12 Oct 2009Retention
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