Thomas Omer Way, Balgaddy, Lucan, Dublin
Construction of a new two-storey, 16-classroom primary school with a special educational needs unit and associated facilities in Lucan.
SDZ22A/0011 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 January 2023
- Reference
- SDZ22A/0011
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- SDZ Application
- Received
- 20 January 2023
- Floor area
- 3355 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed primary school will extend to approximately 3,355 square metres and will include a 2-classroom Special Educational Needs Unit and a General Purpose Hall. The development features outdoor play areas, ball courts, staff parking, solar panels, and a biomass heating plant. Access will be provided via a new junction and road off Thomas Omer Way.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The proposed primary school will extend to c3,355sq. M will be 2 storeys in height and will comprise 16 no. Classrooms with an additional 2 classroom special educational needs unit; a general purpose hall and all ancillary teacher and pupil amenities and facilities. The proposed development also provides for hard and soft play areas, including 2 no. Outdoor ball courts, bicycle parking, staff car parking, vehicle drop off and set down areas. Photovoltaic panels (pv) are proposed on roofs in addition to ev charging points and a packaged biomass heating plant. The proposed development also provides for all landscaping and boundary treatments and all associated site development works. Access to the site will be via a new junction and access road off thomas omer way. The new access road will run south off thomas omer way and then west into the site. The proposed access road is in accordance with the clonburris strategic development zone (sdz) planning scheme and incorporates public lighting, footpaths and cycle tracks. A further pedestrian / cycle only connection to thomas omer way ls also proposed along the western green corridor, west of the proposed school building.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 August 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 3,390 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Foxborough Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €450,000 | 266 m |
| 11 Foxborough Court, Lucan South, Lucan | Mar 2025 | €215,000 | 302 m |
| 27 Lockhouse Court, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €409,692 | 303 m |
| 27 Lockhouse Square, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €392,070 | 303 m |
| 27 Lockhouse Drive, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €436,123 | 303 m |
| 27 Lockhouse Lawn, Clondalkin, Dublin 22price excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €422,907 | 303 m |
| 28 Lockhouse Drive, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €436,123 | 309 m |
| 28 Lockhouse Court, Seven Mills, Clonburrisprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €356,828 | 309 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 received20 January 2023
- Decision due17 February 2023
- Decision issued16 February 2023
- Grant issued16 February 2023
- Permission expiry15 February 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The development consists of the retention and completion of revisions to a section of the northern site…
Thomas Omer Way,, (east of Kishoge Community College), Balgaddy, Lucan, CO DUBLIN
SDZ24A/0032WSouth DublinLodged 13 Feb 2025Infrastructure
- Granted90 m away
The development will consist of works located inside the Clonburris SDZ relating to the Stage 2 roads, public…
Within the townlands of Kishoge, Balgaddy, Neillstown and Cappagh, Clondalkin & Lucan, Dublin 22
SDZ24A/0033WSouth DublinLodged 6 Dec 2024Infrastructure
- Granted180 m away
Social Housing Project of 74 units and a community facility on undeveloped lands at Griffeen Avenue, situated…
Griffeen Avenue, Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD198/0002South DublinLodged 31 Jan 2019Housing estate
- Refused220 m away
Detached dwelling with garage/store on ground floor and Granny Flat on first floor at side
14, Foxborough Grove, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD02A/0575South DublinLodged 3 Oct 2002New dwelling
- Refused220 m away
2 storey detached 3-bedroom house and associated site works including new access and driveway in existing…
Side Garden, 14, Foxborough Grove, Lucan, Dublin
SD04A/0044South DublinLodged 23 Jan 2004New dwelling
- Granted240 m away
2 storey modular classroom building and a single storey toilet building, steel framed covered walkway…
Kishoge Community College, Thomas Omer Way, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD20A/0109South DublinLodged 7 May 2020Infrastructure
- Granted240 m away
3 bedroomed detached house on land to the side
13 Foxborough Grove, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
S02A/0150South DublinLodged 8 Mar 2002New dwelling
- Refused240 m away
2 no. townhouses (2 storey) on land to the side
13 Foxborough Grove, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0549South DublinLodged 20 Aug 2001New dwelling
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