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South Dublin County Council · SD08A/0710

Main Street, Newcastle, Co Dublin

  1. 14 Oct 2008Received
  2. 5 Dec 2008Refuse permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse permission · 5 Dec 2008
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Units
98
Site
2.17 ha
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What’s proposed

The demolition of three existing commercial buildings of approximately 500 sq.m and the construction of 98 residential units (comprising 4 no. houses and 8 no. duplexes and 86 no apartments), 2 no retail units and 1 no. creche as follows - Block A consisting of 47 no. apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 storeys plus attic and roof terrace accommodating 6 no. 1- bedroom apartments, 31 no. 2 - bedroom apartments, 10 no. 3 - bedroom apartments, 2 retail units of approx. 1531 sq.m and 401 sq.m each; Block B consisting of 40 no. apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 & 4 storeys accommodating 6 no. 1- bedroom apartments, 8 no. 2 - bedroom duplexed, 16 no. 2 - bedroom apartments, 10 no. 3 - bedroom apartments, 1 no. creche of approx. 170 sqm; Block C consisting of 7 no. 2 - bedroom apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 storeys; Blocks D & E consisting of 4 no. 3 - bedroom 2 - storey semi detached houses; balconies / terraces provided to south, east and west facing elevations of Block A, north, south, east and west facing elevations of Block B, south facing elevations of Block C; also proposed is a total of 231 no. car parking spaces consisting of 137 no. at grade spaces; 61 no. at lower ground floor level and 33 no. at upper ground floor within Block A; roads infrastructure including 1 no. junction with Newcastle - Lyons Main Street (R120 Rathcoole Road); on street and all associated drainage and site works, landscaping and ancillary works on a site of 2.1283 hectares

SD08A/0710 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for the demolition of three existing commercial buildings of approximately 500 sq.m and the, received on 14 Oct 2008; permission was refused on 5 Dec 2008.

Planning details

Reference
SD08A/0710
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Refused · register status “Decision”
Received
14 Oct 2008
Observations close
18 Nov 2008 (closed 6514 days ago)
Decision due
8 Dec 2008 · decided 5 Dec 2008
Decision
Refuse permission on 5 Dec 2008
Proposed development
The demolition of three existing commercial buildings of approximately 500 sq.m and the construction of 98 residential units (comprising 4 no. houses and 8 no. duplexes and 86 no apartments), 2 no retail units and 1 no. creche as follows - Block A consisting of 47 no. apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 storeys plus attic and roof terrace accommodating 6 no. 1- bedroom apartments, 31 no. 2 - bedroom apartments, 10 no. 3 - bedroom apartments, 2 retail units of approx. 1531 sq.m and 401 sq.m each; Block B consisting of 40 no. apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 & 4 storeys accommodating 6 no. 1- bedroom apartments, 8 no. 2 - bedroom duplexed, 16 no. 2 - bedroom apartments, 10 no. 3 - bedroom apartments, 1 no. creche of approx. 170 sqm; Block C consisting of 7 no. 2 - bedroom apartments contained in 1 no. block of 3 storeys; Blocks D & E consisting of 4 no. 3 - bedroom 2 - storey semi detached houses; balconies / terraces provided to south, east and west facing elevations of Block A, north, south, east and west facing elevations of Block B, south facing elevations of Block C; also proposed is a total of 231 no. car parking spaces consisting of 137 no. at grade spaces; 61 no. at lower ground floor level and 33 no. at upper ground floor within Block A; roads infrastructure including 1 no. junction with Newcastle - Lyons Main Street (R120 Rathcoole Road); on street and all associated drainage and site works, landscaping and ancillary works on a site of 2.1283 hectares
As published by the register.
Site area
2.17 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    M2 — Major town centre

    VC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    R1 — New residential

    RES-N: To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans

    Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 6
      water pump; Saint Finian's Catholic Church; Newcastle National School
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 4
      Well; Castle - tower house; Font (present location)

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121156). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/37859.

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