GrantedCommercialDecided 14 March 2008

Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Construction of a three-storey sports and leisure building including a swimming pool, gym, cafe, and retail unit.

SDZ08A/0001 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 January 2008

Reference: SDZ08A/0001
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: SDZ Application
Received: 21 January 2008
Floor area: 9984 m²

Summary

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The proposal is for a three-storey sports and leisure building of approximately 3,744 sq.m. It will feature a 20m swimming pool, health suite, changing rooms, a cafe, a retail unit, a gymnasium, treatment rooms, and a children's fun zone.

Commercialleisureswimming poolretail

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

1 no. Three storey sports and leisure building of c. 3,744sq. M. In total. The building incorporates the following elements: at ground floor level - a pool hall incorporating a 20m swimming pool, a children's pool, and ancillary store (total c. 454.6sq. M. ); a health suite including a spa pool, steam room and sauna (total c. 34.1sq. M. ); male and female changing rooms (total c. 220.5sq. M. ); family changing rooms (c. 73sq. M. ) a cafe area and servery (total c50sq. M. ),1 no. Retail unit (c350sq. M. ); and a further c. 460.8sq. M. Of ancillary storage, circulation and service space; at first floor level - a gymnasium, and 2 no. Ancillary offices (c. 435sq. M. In total); 1 no. Aerobic rooms and 1 no. Spinning/yoga room (c. 142.7sq. M. In total); a treatment suite consisting of 5 no. Treatment rooms and reception area (c. 124.5sq. M. In total); group changing facilities for the external pitch (c. 99.3sq. M. ); and a further c. 342.5sq. M. Of ancillary storage, staff toilets and circulation areas; at second floor level - a children's fun zone (c505.6sq. M. ); a reception area / cafe / servery (c. 87.1sq. M. In total); a party room (c. 227.8sq. M. ); and a further 136.5sq. M. Of ancillary toilets and circulation areas; an outdoor all weather playing pitch (c. 6,240sq. M. ) is also proposed as part of this development, the pitch is located between the proposed building and the permitted primary school and is capable of being subdivided into 3 smaller pitches, floodlighting is also proposed for this pitch, a total of 64 no. Cycle parking spaces have been provided to serve the proposed development. Vehicular access to serve the development will be taken from station road. Car parking to serve the development is to be provided within the adamstown district centre car parking which will be subject to a future planning application. A temporary car parking and pitch layout is provided as part of this application pending the completion of the district centre car park. The temporary car park accords with the permission granted under planning reg. Ref. Sdz07a/0002 for the secondary schools on the adjacent site, and provides a total of 195 car parking spaces and an all weather 5-aside pitch. The temporary parking spaces provided will cater for demand arising from the proposed leisure centre and also for the secondary school (sdz07a/0002). Permission is also sought for site development and landscape works including the provision of 3m high ball-stop fencing surrounding the proposed pitch and a temporary esb substation (c. 7.44sq. M. ). This planning application is being made in accordance with the provisions of the adamstown planning scheme 2003. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of adamstown strategic development zone as defined by statutory instrument no. 272 of 2001. All on a site measuring approx. 1.3 hectares on lands bounded generally by adamstown park to the west, station road to south, the permitted secondary school to the east (reg. Ref. Sdz07a/0002) and adamstown avenue to the north in adamstown, lucan, co. Dublin.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

SDZRS

“To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
126 Adamstown Avenue, Adamstown Square, Lucan	Mar 2026	€545,000	97 m
146 Adamstown Avenue, Adamstown, Lucan	Mar 2026	€413,000	98 m
10 Adamstown Park, Lucan, Co Dublin	Oct 2025	€365,000	105 m
Apt 18 Adamstown Park, Adamswown, Lucan	Jan 2025	€375,000	105 m
2 Stratton Grove, Adamstown, Co Dublin	Jul 2025	€361,000	133 m
24 Stratton Grove, Adamstown, Dublin	Jan 2025	€390,000	142 m
177 Adamstown Avenue, Adamstown, Lucanprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€599,119	163 m
10 Castlegate Downs, Adamastown Castle, Adamstown	Apr 2025	€372,000	165 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

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Application received21 January 2008
Decision due15 March 2008
Decision issued14 March 2008

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