GrantedHousing estateDecided 15 October 2019

In the townlands of Dodsborough & Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Construction of 237 dwellings including houses, duplexes, and apartments in buildings up to five storeys.

SDZ19A/0004 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 September 2019

Reference: SDZ19A/0004
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: SDZ Application
Received: 18 September 2019
Residential units: 237
Floor area: 24991 m²

Summary

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A large residential development of 237 dwellings. This includes 119 apartments in four blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys, 20 duplexes in two blocks, and 98 houses of varying storeys and bedroom counts.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

237 dwellings (up to a maximum of c. 24,911sq. M gfa) in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows; 119 apartment units shall be accommodated in 4 blocks of 2-5 storeys; block 01 (4 storey) to consist of 20 one bed apartments and 16 two bed apartments; block 02 (4-5 storey) to consist of 22 one bed apartments and 41 two bed apartments; block 04 (3-4 storey) to consist of 9 two bed apartments and 1 the bed apartment located within the 4 storey element of block 4; block 05 (2-3 storey) to consist of 1 one bed apartment, 5 two bed apartments and 4 the bed apartments, 20 duplexes shall be accommodate in 2 blocks of 3-4 storeys; block 03 (3 storey) to contain 2 one storey one bed unit, 2 one storey two bed units and 4 three storey three bed units; block 04 (3-4 storey) to contain 12 three storey three bed units located within the three storey element of block 4; 98 houses shall consist of 67 two storey, three bedroom houses; 47 with the option of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level (house types b1.1x and b1.2x); 15 two storey, four bedroom houses; 6 three storey, four bedroom houses and 10 part three storey, part two storey four bedroom houses; provision of 1367sq. M of public open space; provision of c. 318 car parking spaces; re-alignment of the northern section of tandy's lane from a point to the north of the entrance to somerton house to its junction with adamstown drive (existing access arrangements will not be affected); all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works; vehicular access to the development is to be provided off adamstown drive, the paddock's way and the re-aligned tandy's lane on lands bounded generally to the northwest by the hillcrest residential development, to the northeast by supervalu lucan, to the east by westbury drive, westbury avenue, the rear of houses fronting onto westbury grove, and somerton (phase
Currently under construction pursuant to sdcc reg. Ref. Sdz16a/0005, to the south by somerton house (a protected structure), and tandy's lane park amenity area (permitted under sdcc reg. Ref. Sdz18a/0003, and to the west by adamstown park and the paddock's way with the site located on both sides of adamstown drive and also on either side of the northern portion of tandy's lane

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 22 January 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 October 2022.

Notified floor area: 2,799 m²

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Somerton Row, Newcastle Road, Lucan	Oct 2025	€578,000	31 m
15 Units At Tandy's Lane, Adamstown, Lucanprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€5,137,843	107 m
4 Somerton Woods, Somerton, Newcastle	Sept 2025	€740,000	122 m
20 The Paddocks, Adamstown, Lucan	Jan 2025	€375,000	191 m
19 The Paddocks Place, Adamstown Lucan, Dublin	Apr 2026	€370,000	196 m
16 The Paddocks Place, Adamstown, Co.Dublinnot full market price	Apr 2026	€427,500	208 m
1 The Paddocks Grove, Adamstown, Dublin	Oct 2025	€320,000	221 m
1 The Paddocks Place, The Paddocks Road, Adamstown	Mar 2026	€430,000	222 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 received18 September 2019
Further information requested30 July 2019
Further information received18 September 2019
Decision due15 October 2019
Decision issued15 October 2019

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