No.7 FForster Grove, Lucan, Co. Dublin., K78 TV76
Construction of a garden shed for a home office and gym, and retention of a side pedestrian gate in Lucan.
SD25B/0627W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 November 2025
- Reference
- SD25B/0627W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Received
- 3 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to build a single-storey pitched-roof shed in the rear garden to serve as a home office and personal gym. Retention permission is also sought for an existing side pedestrian gate.
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Official record
Development description
Proposed construction of a single shed with pitched roof to rear garden of existing dwelling, providing space for a home office and personal gym. Retention permission also sought for existing side pedestrian gate installed to boundary wall providing pedestrian access to rear garden.
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
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 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | May 2025 | €530,000 | 3 m |
| 5 Fforster Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €392,000 | 6 m |
| 37 Fforster Sq, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €348,000 | 38 m |
| 4 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Oct 2025 | €481,500 | 45 m |
| 7 Fforster Sq, Willsbrook Rd, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 68 m |
| 11 Fforster Drive, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 73 m |
| 15 Fforster Dr, Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €486,000 | 75 m |
| 23 Fforster Dr, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Dec 2025 | €476,000 | 84 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 received3 November 2025
- Decision due6 January 2026
- Decision issued11 December 2025
- Appeal submitted22 December 2025
- Appeal decided7 April 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Construction of a single storey extension porch and canopy to front, two storey extension to side and rear…
7, Fforster Grove, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 TV76
SD26B/0289WSouth DublinLodged 10 Jun 2026Extension
- GrantedAt this site
New two storey granny flat extension to side
1, Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD03B/0204South DublinLodged 10 Jun 2003Extension
- Refused30 m away
Front porch, two storey extension to front and side and conservatory to rear
8, Fforster Drive, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD03B/0032South DublinLodged 23 Sept 2003Extension
- Granted30 m away
Retention of rear garden shed and permission for front canopy to approved porch
8, Fforster Drive, Lucan, Co Dublin.
SD05B/0281South DublinLodged 5 Jul 2005Retention
- Refused30 m away
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SD08A/0213South DublinLodged 15 Jul 2008Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Retention of front porch, two storey extension to front and side and conservatory to rear
8, Fforester Drive, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD04B/0650South DublinLodged 10 Dec 2004Retention
- Part granted, part refused40 m away
Retention of Velux footlight to front of dwelling, and full planning permission for single storey extension…
10, Fforster Drive, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD10B/0279South DublinLodged 14 Jul 2010Extension
- Granted40 m away
Single storey extension to rear and side of dwellings with new side gate to boundary wall
10, Fforster Drive, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD10B/0466South DublinLodged 13 Dec 2010Extension
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