Tobermaclugg Development Area, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
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SDZ08A/0004 is a planning application for sdz application at Tobermaclugg Development Area, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin., received by South Dublin County Council on 8 Oct 2008 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising as follows: 159 no. houses including 21 no. four bedroom houses, 123 no. three bedroom houses, and 15 no. two bedroom houses in a mix of two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments. The apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 18 of the 24 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development A total of 590 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development. Vehicular access to serve the residential development will be taken from 2 access points a proposed 7m wide east-east distributor road (c. 485m in total) connecting to the existing Dodsboro Road/Tandy's Lane in the east. Permission is also sought for: the upgrade of c.385m of the Dodsboro Road / Tandy's Lane from a point c.25m south of the existing junction at Dodsboro and Meadow View Grove, tying back into Dodsboro road / Tandy's Lane at a point across 20m south of the existing entrance to the former Airlie Studfarm. A new signal controlled crossroads providing access to the proposed residential development will be provided at a point of c.130m south of the existing junction of Dodsboro Road and Dodsboro Cottages. The upgraded carriageway will make provision for vehicular traffic , bus lanes and right turning lanes as required, and will be flanked on both sides by cycle paths. To the east of the proposed crossroads, permission is sought for a new 2m distributor road of c.352m in length connecting to the permitted road network (SDZ07A/0001. A signal controlled cross roads is to be provided on this section of the road as a point c 235m from the proposed cross-roads on the Dodsboro Road. This road is to serve the proposed residential development on these lands to the east, which are the subject of a separate concurrent specification for planning permission. Provision is also made within the residential scheme to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. Site development and landscaping works also form part of this planning application. All on site measuring approx. 8.5 hectares on lands bounded generally by Dodsboro Cottages to the north, Tobermaclugg to the west, Airlie Stud to the east and future development lands in Adamstown SDZ to the south. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the development now comprises the construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising: 159 no. houses including 35 no. four-bedroom houses, 109 no. three-bedroom houses and 15 no. two-bedroom houses in a mix of two storey detached houses and two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments - the apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 19 of the 21 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development. A total of 543 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development including within secure externally accessed structures and also within the lobby areas for the upper level duplex units. There are no changes to the vehicular access arrangements outlined above and the provision is still being made to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. This application as amended is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme and will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. The council granted permission on 3 Nov 2008. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Nov 2008. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 317 units. Within 500 m there are 125 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.
Proposal
Construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising as follows: 159 no. houses including 21 no. four bedroom houses, 123 no. three bedroom houses, and 15 no. two bedroom houses in a mix of two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments. The apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 18 of the 24 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development A total of 590 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development. Vehicular access to serve the residential development will be taken from 2 access points a proposed 7m wide east-east distributor road (c. 485m in total) connecting to the existing Dodsboro Road/Tandy's Lane in the east. Permission is also sought for: the upgrade of c.385m of the Dodsboro Road / Tandy's Lane from a point c.25m south of the existing junction at Dodsboro and Meadow View Grove, tying back into Dodsboro road / Tandy's Lane at a point across 20m south of the existing entrance to the former Airlie Studfarm. A new signal controlled crossroads providing access to the proposed residential development will be provided at a point of c.130m south of the existing junction of Dodsboro Road and Dodsboro Cottages. The upgraded carriageway will make provision for vehicular traffic , bus lanes and right turning lanes as required, and will be flanked on both sides by cycle paths. To the east of the proposed crossroads, permission is sought for a new 2m distributor road of c.352m in length connecting to the permitted road network (SDZ07A/0001. A signal controlled cross roads is to be provided on this section of the road as a point c 235m from the proposed cross-roads on the Dodsboro Road. This road is to serve the proposed residential development on these lands to the east, which are the subject of a separate concurrent specification for planning permission. Provision is also made within the residential scheme to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. Site development and landscaping works also form part of this planning application. All on site measuring approx. 8.5 hectares on lands bounded generally by Dodsboro Cottages to the north, Tobermaclugg to the west, Airlie Stud to the east and future development lands in Adamstown SDZ to the south. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the development now comprises the construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising: 159 no. houses including 35 no. four-bedroom houses, 109 no. three-bedroom houses and 15 no. two-bedroom houses in a mix of two storey detached houses and two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments - the apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 19 of the 21 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development. A total of 543 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development including within secure externally accessed structures and also within the lobby areas for the upper level duplex units. There are no changes to the vehicular access arrangements outlined above and the provision is still being made to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. This application as amended is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme and will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001.
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Grant permission on 3 Nov 2008
- Units
- 317
- Floor area
- 3.84 ha
- Site (from polygon)
- 8.50 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 4 Sept 2008Further information requested
- 8 Oct 2008Further information received
- 8 Oct 2008New applicationObservation window closed 12 Nov 2008
- 3 Nov 2008DecisionAppeal window closed 1 Dec 2008
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
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.
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 122160). 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/37099.
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