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Site planning risk brief

Lucan Community College, Esker Drive, 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 2,955 decisions within 5 km, 7 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 791 structured appeals.

Matched source
SD22A/0078
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

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

7 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

791 structured nearby appeal records.

791 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
2,955Nearby applications
7Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
791Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Visual Amenity18
Residential Amenity16
Design9
Zoning Contravention7
Traffic Sightlines4

Nearest planning decisions

SD22A/0078

Alterations to the existing single storey school building and the building linked two storey extension to the south and east. The proposed development includes the creation of a new vehicular entrance off Esker Drive with the existing entrance becoming exit only; minor alterations to the elevations and arrangements of functions to the existing single storey school building; the construction of a new one and two storey extension of 5620sq.m to accommodate a Special Education Needs Unit; a PE hall; teaching spaces and associated ancillary functions; the temporary relocation of one existing pre-fabricated building during the construction works; the removal of all pre-fabricated buildings upon completion; the provision of a temporary car parking during construction; the provision of 92 permanent car park spaces and 200 bicycles spaces; the revision of the site layout to now include 6 ball courts; a secure play area for the SEN unit; and the creation of 2 secure pedestrian gates linking the school lands to the adjacent local authority park land and playing fields.

Granted0.0 km09 May 2022
SD25B/0059W

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no, roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.

Granted0.1 km10 April 2025
SD22B/0295

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of a modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable wall to include new window at attic level and dutch hip, adding a new internal access stairs and flat dormer to rear.

Granted0.1 km18 August 2022
SD22A/0297

Construction of 2 single storey prefabricated buildings incorporating 4 temporary classrooms with ensuite toilet facilities and all associated site and drainage works; Installation of a 12 panel photovoltaic array to the roof of existing school building; retention for the existing single storey prefabricated buildings previously granted under SD17A/0276 and SD13A/0056.

Granted0.1 km25 August 2022
SD24B/0293W

A) two story extension to the side of the dwelling including; b) building up the new side gable wall to form a pitched roof with a gable end; c) conversion of the existing attic into a non-habitable room and; d) a single storey extension to the rear. This is all together with associated site works.

Granted0.2 km09 December 2024
SD20B/0262

Domestic extension to the existing dwelling incorporating a two storey extension to the side consisting of a play room, shower room, utility room and extended kitchen area on the ground floor and a new bedroom, wardrobe space and extended bedroom area on the first floor; a single storey extension to the rear incorporating a new dining area. All of the above together with all associated site works.

Granted0.2 km21 April 2021

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,955 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €39 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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