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South Dublin County Council · SDZ07A/0012

Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Inside the site of Adamstown (237 homes) and Doddsborough (39 homes).

  1. 14 Jul 2008Received
  2. 8 Aug 2008Grant permission
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 8 Aug 2008
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
SDZ Application
Units
189
Site
3.92 ha
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What’s proposed

Residential development consisting of 189 no. dwelling units consisting of 1 no. 5 bed detached house, 1 no. 3 bed detached house, 18 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 12 no. 3 bed terraced townhouses and 95 no. 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments & 62 no. 2, 3 and 4 bed duplex units located in 7 no. 3, 4 and 5 storey blocks and all being part of an overall Development at Development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and underground car parking (298 spaces) and bicycle parking on a site area of approx. 4.8 hectares immediately west of Westbury Estate, Lucan, east of The Paddoks, Adamstown, Co. Dublin and south-west of the Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre. The site will be directly accessed via 3 no. vehicular access points off Adamstown Drive to the south, all being part of Development Area 2 (Somerton) of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003, as amended by Variation No. 1. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. Significant Further Information: Residential development of 192 no. dwelling units consisting of 4 no. 3 & 4 bed detached houses, 16 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 105 no. 1,2 & 3 bed apartments & 67 no. 2, 3 & 4 bed duplex units in 11 no. 2, 3, 4 & 5 storey blocksand all being part of an overall development at development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and undergroundcar parking (367spaces in total) and bicycle and bin storage. It is also proposed to extend internal road MCAO northwards from Adamstown Drive to boundary with Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre

SDZ07A/0012 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for residential development consisting of 189 no. dwelling units consisting of 1 no. 5 bed, received on 14 Jul 2008; permission was granted on 8 Aug 2008.

Planning details

Reference
SDZ07A/0012
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision”
Received
14 Jul 2008
Observations close
18 Aug 2008 (closed 6615 days ago)
Decision due
6 Sept 2008 · decided 8 Aug 2008
Decision
Grant permission on 8 Aug 2008
Proposed development
Residential development consisting of 189 no. dwelling units consisting of 1 no. 5 bed detached house, 1 no. 3 bed detached house, 18 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 12 no. 3 bed terraced townhouses and 95 no. 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments & 62 no. 2, 3 and 4 bed duplex units located in 7 no. 3, 4 and 5 storey blocks and all being part of an overall Development at Development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and underground car parking (298 spaces) and bicycle parking on a site area of approx. 4.8 hectares immediately west of Westbury Estate, Lucan, east of The Paddoks, Adamstown, Co. Dublin and south-west of the Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre. The site will be directly accessed via 3 no. vehicular access points off Adamstown Drive to the south, all being part of Development Area 2 (Somerton) of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003, as amended by Variation No. 1. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. Significant Further Information: Residential development of 192 no. dwelling units consisting of 4 no. 3 & 4 bed detached houses, 16 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 105 no. 1,2 & 3 bed apartments & 67 no. 2, 3 & 4 bed duplex units in 11 no. 2, 3, 4 & 5 storey blocksand all being part of an overall development at development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and undergroundcar parking (367spaces in total) and bicycle and bin storage. It is also proposed to extend internal road MCAO northwards from Adamstown Drive to boundary with Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre
As published by the register.
Site area
3.92 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Maplewood Developments Ltd. 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.

    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.

    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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 1
      Somerton House
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121138). 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/35130.

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