South Dublin County Council grants permission for 237-home scheme at Dodsborough & Finnstown, Adamstown, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 64 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,548 nationally. Of the 3,018 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 16 May 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

237 dwellings (up to a maximum of c.24,911sq.m GFA) in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows; 119 apartment units shall be accommodated in 4 blocks of 2-5 storeys; Block 01 (4 storey) to consist of 20 one bed apartments and 16 two bed apartments; Block 02 (4-5 storey) to consist of 22 one bed apartments and 41 two bed apartments; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to consist of 9 two bed apartments and 1 the bed apartment located within the 4 storey element of Block 4; Block 05 (2-3 storey) to consist of 1 one bed apartment, 5 two bed apartments and 4 the bed apartments, 20 duplexes shall be accommodate in 2 blocks of 3-4 storeys; Block 03 (3 storey) to contain 2 one storey one bed unit, 2 one storey two bed units and 4 three storey three bed units; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to contain 12 three storey three bed units located within the three storey element of Block 4; 98 houses shall consist of 67 two storey, three bedroom houses; 47 with the option of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level (House Types B1.1x and B1.2x); 15 two storey, four bedroom houses; 6 three storey, four bedroom houses and 10 part three storey, part two storey four bedroom houses; provision of 1367sq.m of public open space; provision of c. 318 car parking spaces; re-alignment of the northern section of Tandy's Lane from a point to the north of the entrance to Somerton House to its junction with Adamstown Drive (existing access arrangements will not be affected); all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works; vehicular access to the development is to be provided off Adamstown Drive, The Paddock's Way and the re-aligned Tandy's Lane on lands bounded generally to the northwest by the Hillcrest residential development, to the northeast by Supervalu Lucan, to the east by Westbury Drive, Westbury Avenue, the rear of houses fronting onto Westbury Grove, and Somerton (Phase 1) currently under construction pursuant to SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ16A/0005, to the south by Somerton House (a Protected Structure), and Tandy's Lane Park Amenity Area (permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ18A/0003, and to the west by Adamstown Park and The Paddock's Way with the site located on both sides of Adamstown Drive and also on either side of the northern portion of Tandy's Lane.