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Adamstown Strategic Development Zone

Site of approx 12.55ha bounded by, Finnstown House And Golf Course To The North, The R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road To The East, The Dublin-Kildare Rail Line To The South, In The Townlands Of Finnstown And, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin

This is Adamstown Strategic Development Zone — 407 homes, up to 5 storeys. Read the scheme page →

  1. 1 Sept 2004Received
  2. 28 Sept 2004Grant permission
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 28 Sept 2004
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
SDZ Application
Site
13.96 ha
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What’s proposed

Development comprising 407 dwellings consisting of 18 no. one-bedroom units, 88 no. two-bedroom units, 264 no. three-bedroom units and 37 no. four-bedroom units in a mixture of apartments, duplexes and townhouses ranging in height from two to five storeys. Site development and landscape works including the provision of the Railway Station Access Road from the Newcastle Road to a point of approx. 815 metres into the site, including provision for a bus turning route and lay-by/temporary terminus. Vehicular access shall be taken from the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road via a new junction layout with the Finnstown Cloisters housing scheme, opposite Finnslawn, including associated traffic management improvement measures. Permission is also sought for widening and upgrading of the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road over a distance of approx. 220 metres between a point approx. 35m south of the entrance to Finnstown House and Golf Course, and a point 93m south of the junction with the Finnstown Cloisters housing scheme, opposite Finnslawn. A temporary construction access is to be taken off the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road and this will remain in place for up to three years from the date of permission after which time it will be closed off and the lands will be landscaped in accordance with the landscape masterplan for the development all on a site approx 12.21 hectares on lands bounded generally by Finnstown House and Golf Course to the north, the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road to the east and the Dublin to Kildare railway line to the south in the townlands of Finnstown and Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by statutory instrument no. 272 of 2001

SDZ04A/1 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for development comprising 407 dwellings consisting of 18 no. one-bedroom units, 88 no., received on 1 Sept 2004; permission was granted on 28 Sept 2004.

Planning details

Reference
SDZ04A/1
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Officer Allocation”
Received
1 Sept 2004
Observations close
6 Oct 2004 (closed 8028 days ago)
Decision due
25 Oct 2004 · decided 28 Sept 2004
Decision
Grant permission on 28 Sept 2004
Proposed development
Development comprising 407 dwellings consisting of 18 no. one-bedroom units, 88 no. two-bedroom units, 264 no. three-bedroom units and 37 no. four-bedroom units in a mixture of apartments, duplexes and townhouses ranging in height from two to five storeys. Site development and landscape works including the provision of the Railway Station Access Road from the Newcastle Road to a point of approx. 815 metres into the site, including provision for a bus turning route and lay-by/temporary terminus. Vehicular access shall be taken from the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road via a new junction layout with the Finnstown Cloisters housing scheme, opposite Finnslawn, including associated traffic management improvement measures. Permission is also sought for widening and upgrading of the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road over a distance of approx. 220 metres between a point approx. 35m south of the entrance to Finnstown House and Golf Course, and a point 93m south of the junction with the Finnstown Cloisters housing scheme, opposite Finnslawn. A temporary construction access is to be taken off the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road and this will remain in place for up to three years from the date of permission after which time it will be closed off and the lands will be landscaped in accordance with the landscape masterplan for the development all on a site approx 12.21 hectares on lands bounded generally by Finnstown House and Golf Course to the north, the R120 Lock Road/Newcastle Road to the east and the Dublin to Kildare railway line to the south in the townlands of Finnstown and Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by statutory instrument no. 272 of 2001
As published by the register.
Site area
13.96 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Castlethorn Construction council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    R3 — Rural cluster

    SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes

    A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

    Designations within 250 m

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

    • NIAH-recorded building · 6
      Finnstown House; Finnstown House; Finnstown House
    • Radon risk area · 4
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 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 121977). 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/23407.

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