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South Dublin County Council · SD24A/0132W · Permission and Retention

Maxol Service Station Site, Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Co. Dublin, K78 X4E1

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Council received 20 Nov 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (661 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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SD24A/0132W is a planning application for permission and retention at Maxol Service Station Site, Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Co. Dublin, K78 X4E1, received by South Dublin County Council on 20 Nov 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission and Retention permission for development at this site (total c. 0.42 ha) at Maxol Service Station, Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 X4E1 (c. 0.29 ha) and the adjoining unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) to the south located at the junction of Newcastle Road and the Adamstown Industrial Estate access road. The development for which permission is sought will consist of: Change of use and incorporation of the unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) into the service station site and removal of the intervening boundary; Construction of an EV Charging Hub (consisting of 6 No. EV charging car parking spaces, canopy, substation and ancillary plant, and associated signage (6 No. x 2.5 sq m above the charging spaces, and 2 No. x 9.5 sq m single-sided internally illuminated totem signs)); Revisions to the overall site layout (resulting in the provisions of 33 No. car parking spaces (an increase of 15 No. car parking spaces) excluding the EV Hub spaces), motorbike and bicycle parking, alterations to vehicular circulation, relocation of air and water services, offset fills, vents and associated chambers; Provision of replacement foul water treatment plant with associated plant and percolation area, foul drain infrastructure for future connection to foul sewer, and new external lighting; changes to levels, hard and soft landscaping including revised boundary treatments, associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures), all other associated site development works above and below ground. Development for which retention permission is sought consists of: An external gas tank with associated enclosure; Extensions to the filling station building comprising an entrance porch / lobby area (13 sq m) and back of house extension (34 sq m); Alterations to the internal layout of the building including the incorporation of a c. 48 sq m back of house area into the front of house area, increasing circulation spaces; Extended café/restaurant for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption both on and off the premises (from 32 sq m to 42.5 sq m), including a change of use to restaurant use of a 20 sq m area. The permitted café seating area (50 sq m) and the net retail area (100 sq m, including a 12.5 sq m ancillary off licence) will remain unchanged. The council granted permission on 10 Dec 2024 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 3 Jan 2025. The site is zoned P1 — rural under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 13 other decided applications in the last five years and 2 appeals.

Appeal window closes 16 Jan 2025 closed 604 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (10 Dec 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Permission and Retention permission for development at this site (total c. 0.42 ha) at Maxol Service Station, Newcastle Road, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 X4E1 (c. 0.29 ha) and the adjoining unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) to the south located at the junction of Newcastle Road and the Adamstown Industrial Estate access road. The development for which permission is sought will consist of: Change of use and incorporation of the unused lands (c. 0.13 ha) into the service station site and removal of the intervening boundary; Construction of an EV Charging Hub (consisting of 6 No. EV charging car parking spaces, canopy, substation and ancillary plant, and associated signage (6 No. x 2.5 sq m above the charging spaces, and 2 No. x 9.5 sq m single-sided internally illuminated totem signs)); Revisions to the overall site layout (resulting in the provisions of 33 No. car parking spaces (an increase of 15 No. car parking spaces) excluding the EV Hub spaces), motorbike and bicycle parking, alterations to vehicular circulation, relocation of air and water services, offset fills, vents and associated chambers; Provision of replacement foul water treatment plant with associated plant and percolation area, foul drain infrastructure for future connection to foul sewer, and new external lighting; changes to levels, hard and soft landscaping including revised boundary treatments, associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures), all other associated site development works above and below ground. Development for which retention permission is sought consists of: An external gas tank with associated enclosure; Extensions to the filling station building comprising an entrance porch / lobby area (13 sq m) and back of house extension (34 sq m); Alterations to the internal layout of the building including the incorporation of a c. 48 sq m back of house area into the front of house area, increasing circulation spaces; Extended café/restaurant for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption both on and off the premises (from 32 sq m to 42.5 sq m), including a change of use to restaurant use of a 20 sq m area. The permitted café seating area (50 sq m) and the net retail area (100 sq m, including a 12.5 sq m ancillary off licence) will remain unchanged.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission & grant retention on 10 Dec 2024
Final grant
28 Jan 2025
Permission expires
27 Jan 2030
Site (from polygon)
4,173 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 18 Jul 2024
    Further information requested
  • 20 Nov 2024
    Further information received
  • 20 Nov 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 3 Jan 2025
  • 10 Dec 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Jan 2025

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    Zoning at the site

    P1 — Rural

    RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture

    Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      P1204
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 5
      12th Lock Bridge; 12th Lock; mill (water)
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      Castle - tower house; R149513

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 114042). 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/66188.

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