Site accessed from the Balgaddy Road cul-de-sac, off the Lucan Newlands Road, Balgaddy, South Lucan, Dublin, K78 D422
Demolition of existing structures to build a new Community Centre and Mosque.
SD25A/0276W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 November 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0276W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing temporary buildings to construct a part single-storey, part two-storey Community Centre and Mosque. The facility will feature a minaret, dome, solar panels, a prayer room, two retail units, a three-bedroom apartment, and medical consulting rooms.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the demolition and removal of the existing single storey and temporary buildings on site and, the construction of a community centre and place of worship ( mosque ) in a detached part single storey and part two storey building, part pitched and part flat roofed, incorporating solar pv panels and a feature minaret and dome on / over roofs levels, and including the following within the building envelope: entrance and circulation spaces, reception / refreshment zone, 2 no. Retailing / services units, a prayer room and gallery, a multi-purpose events room, 1no. Three bedroomed apartment, community health / medical consulting rooms, administrative spaces, a room as a library / book store / meeting room, enclosed car parking and supporting services spaces including for such uses as, toilets and for ablutions, tea stations, storage, service plant, etc. On site but external to the building will be the main vehicular and pedestrian site entrances including gates in the new northern boundary, pedestrian and vehicular circulation routes, boundary treatments including walls and fencing, car and bicycle parking, a small service yard, a community clothes recycling bank, hard and soft landscaped areas including a children's play space etc.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Foxdene Dr, Balgaddy, Lucan | Dec 2025 | €480,000 | 91 m |
| 8 Foxdene Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €362,000 | 113 m |
| 1 Foxdene Dr, Balgaddy Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €334,000 | 117 m |
| 3 Foxdene Green, Lucan, Dublin | May 2026 | €345,000 | 217 m |
| 9 Meile An Ri Crescent, Balgaddy, Lucan | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 220 m |
| 21 St Ronans Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Nov 2025 | €342,000 | 286 m |
| 44 Rosse Court Heights, Balgaddy, Lucan | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 316 m |
| 18 St Ronans Gardens, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Jul 2025 | €374,000 | 318 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 received13 November 2025
- Decision due5 May 2026
- Decision issued5 May 2026
- Appeal submitted2 June 2026
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