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South Dublin County Council · SDZ23A/0012 · SDZ Application

In the townland of, Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

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SDZ23A/0012 is a planning application for sdz application at In the townland of, Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin., received by South Dublin County Council on 1 Sept 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 28 Sept 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Oct 2023. A commencement notice (SN0013549SD) was lodged on 2 Jan 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 205 units. Within 500 m there are 44 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 26 Oct 2023 closed 1052 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (28 Sept 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

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.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 28 Sept 2023
Final grant
28 Sept 2023
Units
205
Floor area
2.10 ha
Site (from polygon)
3.78 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 6 Jun 2023
    Further information requested
  • 1 Sept 2023
    Further information received
  • 1 Sept 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Oct 2023
  • 28 Sept 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 26 Oct 2023

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Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0013549SD
    2 Jan 2026St Helen's Wood, Adamstown Way, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0013399SD
    26 Nov 2025St Helen's Terrace, Adamstown, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0013398SD
    26 Nov 2025St Helen's Terrace, Adamstown, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0013400SD
    26 Nov 2025Adamstown Way, Adamstown, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0013397SD
    26 Nov 2025Stratton Row, Adamstown, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0123574SD
    23 Dec 2024Park Lane Apartments, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0121280SD
    25 Oct 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0120004SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0011036SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0011096SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0120005SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0120022SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0120012SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0120021SD
    30 Sept 2024St Helen's III, Adamstown, Lucan, South Dublinmatched by ref_exact

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

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 4
    Saint Helen's; Airlie House; Finnstown House
  • Radon risk area · 3
    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

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.

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