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Site planning risk brief

Finnstown Country House Hotel, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,456 decisions within 5 km, 8 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 712 structured appeals.

Matched source
SD14A/0072/EP
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

8 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

8 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for South Dublin County Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for South Dublin County Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

3 of 4 layers are loaded for South Dublin County Council and were intersected with the site; flood is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

3 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

712 structured nearby appeal records.

712 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the South Dublin County Council development plan.

1 matched
2,456Nearby applications
8Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
712Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Flood Risk2
Rural Housing Need2
Visual Amenity2
Design1
Other1

Nearest planning decisions

SD14A/0072/EP

3.85m high single storey extension (area 583sq.m) to the existing Leisure Centre Building; the extension is located to the west and south of the existing building and will comprise of leisure centre/fitness facilities including reception area, gymnasium, fitness studios and ladies and gents changing facilities; vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road to Finnstown Country House Hotel. Permission is also sought for car parking to serve the development, landscaping and all associated ancillary site development works.

Granted0.0 km24 July 2019
SD15A/0365/EP

Permission for a new single storey pitched roof extension (c.184sq.m) to north side of existing function room building with design features (parapet, windows, render finish) and height (c.7.2m) to match existing; all site drainage and landscape works. Permission is also sought for the retention of minor modifications to the internal layout of the kitchen, store rooms and toilets adjacent to the existing function room (c190sq.m in total).

Granted0.1 km10 May 2021
SD17A/0181

Demolition of 2 buildings containing 4 single storey 'Golf Suites' and their replacement by the construction of two wall plate dormer staff accommodation units with a setback building line, pedestrian access from the access avenue to Finnstown Castle Hotel, landscaping, all associated site development works and services. The existing parking spaces service the 'golf suites' will be removed in accordance with the grant of permission issued under planning, Reg. Ref. SD14A/0168, and new parking spaces will be provided within the existing carpark and new car parking area to be developed on foot of planning, Reg. Ref. SD14A/0168, at Finnstown Castle Hotel, a Protected Structure (Ref. No 112)

Granted0.1 km18 January 2018
SDZ20A/0003

Second floor rear extension to an existing three storey mid terrace town house including associated internal alterations located within a Strategic Development Zone.

Refused0.2 km08 April 2020
SDZ25A/0041W

Amendments to the permitted development as approved by South Dublin County Council under Register Reference SDZ20A/0020 to provide for the replacement of 50 no. permitted 2 storey, 3 bedroom dwellings with 50 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom dwellings with attic and dormer window on front elevation. The overall road layout and services will remain as per the approved parent permission. The proposed amendments will not result in any change to the total number of units to be provided on site.

Granted0.2 km12 January 2026
SDZ20A/0020/EP

Demolition of 3 existing dwelling houses in addition to 9 farm structures and outbuildings and the construction of 113 residential units comprising 70 two storey dwelling houses (comprising 61 three bed units and 9 four bed units ranging in size from 109sq.m to 148sq.m); 30 duplex units (comprising 16 two bed units and 14 three bed units ranging in size from 94sq.m to 110sq.m) and 13 apartments (comprising 8 one bed units and 5 two bed units ranging in size from 50sq.m to 73sq.m); duplexes and apartments will be accommodated in 3 four storey blocks which will include balconies/terraces facing north-west and south-east; the development will consist of the demolition of 4,701sq.m of existing gross floor area (730sq.m habitable and 3,971sq.m non-habitable) and the construction of 11,917sq.m gross floor area; vehicular access from the subject lands to Adamstown Way to the south and to Tandy's Lane to the north; a vehicular connection will also be provided to the north-western boundary of the site to allow for a future vehicular connection to Adamstown Park (pending the future development of adjacent third party lands to the north-west); internal routes including new north-south avenues linking Tandy's Lane with Adamstown Way and an east-west avenue which will link to Adamstown Park (pending the future development of adjacent lands); pedestrian connections from the subject lands to Adamstown Park along Tandy's Lane and to Adamstown Way; 145 car parking spaces including on-curtilage and on-street spaces; bicycle parking; bin storage; plant; sedum roofs; solar/photovoltaic panels; boundary treatments; lighting; hard and soft landscaping including 833sq.m public open space and 737sq.m communal open space; changes in levels and all other associated site works above and below ground on lands on a 2.41 Ha site at Tandy's Lane incorporating the dwelling's Carrig (Eircode K78 D348), Coolmore (Eircode K78 XH33) and an unnamed dwelling (Eircode K78 X780) all at Tandy's Lane and are bounded generally to the north-east by Tandy's Lane (with Tandy's Lane Park beyond) to the south-east by Finnstown House Hotel (Protected Structure) and to the south-west and north-west by undeveloped lands; Adamstown Way is located further to the south and Adamstown Park is located further to the west; the application is made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended) and relates to a proposed development with the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone with lands located within the St. Helen's Development Area.

Granted0.2 km03 November 2025

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