In the townland of, Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
- 1 Sept 2023Received
- 28 Sept 2023Grant permission
- 2 Jan 2026Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 28 Sept 2023
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- SDZ Application
- Units
- 205
- Site
- 3.78 ha
What’s proposed
205 Residential Units overall (20,977 sqm GFA), consisting of; - St. Helens Development Area - 153 no. units comprising 1 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom detached house, a total of 108 no. duplex units, all in 3 storey buildings and terraced in a mix of 54 no. 3 bedroom units, 42 no. 2 bedroom units and 12 no. 1 bedroom units and a 5 storey (with undercroft parking) apartment block containing 44 no. units a mix of 13 no. 1 bedroom, 4 no. 2 bedroom (3 person) and 27 no. 2 bedroom (4 person) apartment units. - Adamstown Castle Development Area - 16 no. units comprising 3 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom terraced houses, 1 no. 3 storey 4 bedroom end terrace house, a total of 12 no. duplex units, in a range of 3 - 4 storey buildings in a mix of 8 no. 3 bedroom units and 4 no. 2 bedroom units. - Adamstown Square Development Area - 36 no. units comprising 20 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom terraced houses, 4 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom terraced houses, a total of 12 no. duplex units, all in 3 storey buildings and terraced in a mix of 6 no. 3 bedroom units, 4 no. 2 bedroom units and 2 no. 1 bed units. The development proposes the relocation of an existing ESB substation within and otherwise undeveloped part of the Adamstown Square Development Area and all other ancillary site development and landscape works; including new vehicular access points off Castlegate Grove, Adamstown Park, Adamstown Way, Tandy's Lane and Stratton Heath; public and communal open space; car parking and bicycle parking. The lands are generally bounded by Adamstown Park to the West, Stratton Walk residential units and Adamstown Avenue to the South, Stratton Heath, Finnstown House (a Protected Structure), development permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ20A/0020 and also Castlegate Grove/Castlegate Close to the east and Adamstown Park and Tandy's Lane (road) and Tandy's Lane Park to the North. Adamstown Way passes between the application site All within the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone
SDZ23A/0012 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for 205 Residential Units overall (20,977 sqm GFA), consisting of; - St. Helens Development, received on 1 Sept 2023; permission was granted on 28 Sept 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- SDZ23A/0012
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Final Grant”
- Received
- 1 Sept 2023
- Observations close
- 6 Oct 2023 (closed 1074 days ago)
- Decision due
- 28 Sept 2023 · decided 28 Sept 2023
- Decision
- Grant permission on 28 Sept 2023
- Proposed development
- 205 Residential Units overall (20,977 sqm GFA), consisting of; - St. Helens Development Area - 153 no. units comprising 1 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom detached house, a total of 108 no. duplex units, all in 3 storey buildings and terraced in a mix of 54 no. 3 bedroom units, 42 no. 2 bedroom units and 12 no. 1 bedroom units and a 5 storey (with undercroft parking) apartment block containing 44 no. units a mix of 13 no. 1 bedroom, 4 no. 2 bedroom (3 person) and 27 no. 2 bedroom (4 person) apartment units. - Adamstown Castle Development Area - 16 no. units comprising 3 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom terraced houses, 1 no. 3 storey 4 bedroom end terrace house, a total of 12 no. duplex units, in a range of 3 - 4 storey buildings in a mix of 8 no. 3 bedroom units and 4 no. 2 bedroom units. - Adamstown Square Development Area - 36 no. units comprising 20 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom terraced houses, 4 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom terraced houses, a total of 12 no. duplex units, all in 3 storey buildings and terraced in a mix of 6 no. 3 bedroom units, 4 no. 2 bedroom units and 2 no. 1 bed units. The development proposes the relocation of an existing ESB substation within and otherwise undeveloped part of the Adamstown Square Development Area and all other ancillary site development and landscape works; including new vehicular access points off Castlegate Grove, Adamstown Park, Adamstown Way, Tandy's Lane and Stratton Heath; public and communal open space; car parking and bicycle parking. The lands are generally bounded by Adamstown Park to the West, Stratton Walk residential units and Adamstown Avenue to the South, Stratton Heath, Finnstown House (a Protected Structure), development permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ20A/0020 and also Castlegate Grove/Castlegate Close to the east and Adamstown Park and Tandy's Lane (road) and Tandy's Lane Park to the North. Adamstown Way passes between the application site All within the Adamstown Strategic Development ZoneAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3.78 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.33957, -6.46416
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013549SD
- Seven day notice SN0013399SD
- Seven day notice SN0013398SD
- Seven day notice SN0013400SD
- Seven day notice SN0013397SD
- Commencement notice CN0123574SD
- Commencement notice CN0121280SD
- Commencement notice CN0120004SD
- Seven day notice SN0011036SD
- Seven day notice SN0011096SD
- Commencement notice CN0120005SD
- Commencement notice CN0120022SD
- Commencement notice CN0120012SD
- Commencement notice CN0120021SD
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 4
- Radon risk area · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120987). 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/64070.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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