Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 26 April 2017

Adamstown Drive & Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Construction of 246 houses with solar panels and new access roads in Lucan.

SDZ16A/0005 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 March 2017

Reference
SDZ16A/0005
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
SDZ Application
Received
30 March 2017
Residential units
246
Floor area
31683.6 m²

Summary

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An SDZ application has been submitted for 246 terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses ranging from 2 to 2.5 storeys. The development includes solar panels on 244 homes, a new access road off Newcastle Road, public open space, and the demolition of an existing structure.

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Official record

Development description

  • 246 dwellings in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses consisting of 141 2 storey 3 bedroom houses
  • 85 with the option of a single storey rear extension and/or an additional adaptable room at attic level with a dormer window to the front elevation (house type
  • And a further 45 with the option of a single storey rear extension (houses types 03a, 03b and 03c); 76 2 storey 4 bedroom houses, 32 with the option of a single storey rear extension (house type 05); 15 2 storey 5 bedroom houses - each with the option of a single storey extension (house type
  • And 14 2.5 storey 5 bedroom houses - each with the option of a single storey rear extension (house type 08); 244 dwelling have solar panels at roof level; vehicular access to the development is provided off adamstown drive and via a new access off newcastle road (r120); the provision of c. 1ha of public open space; all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works, including 4 esb substations (with a combined gross floor area of c. 32.6sq. M), surface upgrade works to adamstown drive; the provision of 534 car parking spaces in a variety of on curtilage and on street conditions; demolition of existing structures on site (c. 449sq. M) site development works are also included on lands west of tandy's lane, all on a site of approx. 10ha. On lands bounded generally to the north by westbury housing estate, to the east by newcastle road (r120) to the south by houses in finnstown fairways and the lands of finnstown castle hotel and golf course and to the west by tandy's lane and somerton house. This application is bring made in accordance with the adamstown planning scheme 2014 and relates to a proposed development within the adamstown strategic development zone planning scheme area as defined by statutory instrument no. 272 of 2001

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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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 10 October 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 December 2019.

Notified floor area: 117.7

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
17 Somerton Avenue, Newcastle Road, LucanMay 2025€618,00027 m
14 Somerton Way, Newcastle Road, LucanJan 2026€570,00066 m
2 Somerton Way, Newcastle Road, LucanJun 2025€565,00071 m
17 Somerton Way, Newcastle Road, LucanJan 2026€761,29988 m
5 Somerton Grove, Newcastle Road, LucanApr 2026€530,000101 m
14 Somerton Mews, Newcastle Road, LucanDec 2025€570,000109 m
7 Somerton Crescent, Newcastle Road, LucanSept 2025€815,000116 m
6 Somerton Avenue, Newcastle Road, LucanJun 2025€595,000133 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

Timeline

  1. Application received30 March 2017
  2. Further information requested15 February 2017
  3. Further information received30 March 2017
  4. Decision due26 April 2017
  5. Decision issued26 April 2017

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