Finnstown

Area

8,831 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

R3 SDZ (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
G1 OS (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

Finnstown

Planning applications on this parcel

• 4 Jun 2026Grant permission

  The proposed development will principally consist of amendments to the internal layouts and dwelling mix of permitted Blocks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 to increase the total number of dwellings by 47 No. from 877 No. to 924 No. The amended dwelling mix increases studio units by 52 No., increases 1-bed units by 72 No., results in no change to 2-bed (3-person) units, decreases the 2-bed (4-person) units by 77 No. and results in no change to 3-bed units. Overall, the amendments will result in the following dwelling mix across all 9 No. permitted blocks: 97 No. studio units, 460 No. 1-bed units, 86 No. 2-bed (3-person) units, 240 No. 2-bed (4-person) units and 41 No. 3-bed units. To facilitate these amendments to the dwelling mix, amendments are also proposed: to the elevations and fenestration of Blocks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9; to increase cycle parking; and to public open spaces, communal amenity spaces and private amenity spaces (including balconies and terraces). As a result of these amendments, the overall gross floor area of the development will reduce by 112 sq m from 77,564 sq m to 77,452 sq m (including podium/undercroft car park area of 5,443 sq m).

  Permission, 47 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ26A/0009W

• 30 Sept 2025Grant permission

  This Application is being made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended) and relates to Phase 2 of development within the 'Adamstown Boulevard Development Area' (Development Area 10) of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone. The proposed development will principally consist of the construction of 886 No. residential dwellings (39 No. studios, 413 No. 1-bed, 394 No. 2-bed and 40 No. 3-bed) set out in 13 No. buildings (arranged in blocks identified as Nos. 1-9) ranging in height from 3 No. to 9 No. storeys, with a single-storey podium/under croft car park area connecting Blocks 5, 6 and 7. Of the 886 No. units: 840 No. are apartment dwellings, comprised of 39 No. studios, 390 No. 1-bed, 394 No. 2-bed and 17 No. 3-bed; and 46 No. are duplex dwellings, comprised of 23 No. 1-bed and 23 No. 3-bed. The overall development extends to 77,515 sq. m gross floor area, which includes the podium/under croft car park area of 5,456 sq. m gross floor area. The development will also include: 2 No. internal resident communal amenity spaces in Blocks 1 and 9 (totalling 397 sq. m); alterations to the existing 'Farmer's Access Bridge' including changes to bracings and structural supports to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian movements, landscaping and 2 No. cycle stores; vehicular junctions and internal road, cycle and pedestrian network; 357 No. car parking spaces, of which 182 No. are on-street/at-grade and 175 No. are proposed in the podium/under croft car park area at Blocks 5, 6 and 7; 7 No. vehicular set down bays; bus stand; cycle parking (including 5 No. as standalone single-storey plant and cycle store buildings, and 2 No. as cycle stores beneath the 'Farmer's Access Bridge'); plant, including at rooftop; bin storage areas; hard and soft landscaping, including boundary treatments; private amenity spaces (as balconies and terraces facing all aspects); boundary treatments; public lighting; 6 No. sub-stations (including 1 No. as a double sub-station); rooftop lift overruns; rooftop PV arrays; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Sdz application, 886 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ25A/0013W

• 10 Oct 2024Grant permission

  The development will consist of the development of "Central Boulevard Park" (one of four main parks proposed for the Adamstown SDZ). Works will involve detailed landscaping (hard and soft) of the new Park including provision of the following: · A variety of play areas (including Toddler Play Area, Teen Space (with basketball half-court and informal seating), Play Hillock, Earth Mounded Play Areas with Natural Play Elements). · Calisthenics area. · Flexible lawn spaces. · Seating and street furniture. · Bicycle parking (covered and uncovered). · SuDs features. · Retention of existing hedgerows and Oak tree within the application site with provision of new bridge link through the main hedgerow. Additional native hedgerow, tree and ornamental planting. · Paving, new accesses, and boundary treatments. · All associated site development, landscaping and services works to facilitate the development. The development will also comprise amendments to extant permission Ref. SDZ23A/0026 (as amended by Ref. SDZ24A/0011) to facilitate an integrated shared entrance plaza between the new park and the adjoining Aderrig 4 development to the north (and as per Condition 7 of Ref. SDZ23A/0026).

  Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ24A/0027W

• 26 Apr 2024Grant permission

  Amendments to a previously permitted development (Reg Ref SDZ23A/0026, known as 'Aderrig Phase 4') at a site of approximately 2.16 HA in the townland of Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The site is generally bound as follows: to the east by the Adamstown Boulevard and planned Central Boulevard Amenity Area; to the south by Adamstown Way' to the west by Aderrig Avenue (beyond which is Aderrig Phase 1); and to the north by Airlie Park Road (beyond which is Aderrig Phase 1); and to the north by Airlie Park Road (beyond which is Arlie Park Amenity Area ). This application is being made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended) and relates to proposed amendments to Phase 4 of development within the Aderrig Development Area of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone. The proposed development will principally consist of the following amendments to the previously permitted development, and includes 5 No. additional apartment units (1 No. studio, 2 No. 1-bed and 2 No. 2-bed), thereby increasing Aderrig Phase 4 from 350 No. units to 355 No. units, with gross floor area decreasing by 49 sq.m: At Block A - omission of the internal residential amenity space at ground floor level and addition of 3 No. apartment units (1 No. 1-bed and 2 No. 2-bed) with west- and south- facing terraces, as well as minor changes to the internal circulation; omission of communications room in the undercroft and enlargement of car parking space; reconfiguration of rooftop plant; and changes to the landscaping and open space to the south of Block A. At Block B - omission of the standalone generator/sub-station/meter room building in the centre of the Block; omission of the sprinkler tank room and addition of 1 No. apartment unit (1-bed) with west-facing terrace in the previous location of the cycle store; relocation of ground floor level terrace of Unit B-06 from northern elevation to eastern elevation; reconfiguration of the internal access and parking layout (no net loss of spaces); and changes to the landscaping within the central communal amenity space area. At Block C - omission of the ground floor level water tank room and addition of 1 No. apartment unit (studio) with east-facing terrace; redesign and reconfiguration of the standalone cycle store/sub-station/generator building, which will now comprise of a cycle store/sub-station-switch room building; omission of the ground floor level sprinkler tank and increase in area of 1 No. apartment unit to facilitate a change from it being 1-bed to 2-bed; and changes to the landscaping within the central communal amenity space area. the development will also include: changes to elevations to accommodate the above amendments; changes to cycle parking layouts, including an increase in provision of 12 No. spaces; changes to the proposed taking in charge areas; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Sdz application, 5 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ24A/0011

• 9 Nov 2023Grant permission

  Construction of 350 No. residential apartment units (6 No. studios, 169 No. 1-bed and 175 No. 2-bed) set out in 3 No. blocks (A, B, C) ranging in height from 1 No. to 7 No. storeys. The development will also include: internal residential amenity space (Block A); vehicular junctions and internal road, cycle and pedestrian network; minor alterations to the south-east junction with Adamstown Way (previously permitted under Aderrig Phase 1 (Reg. Ref. SDZ20A/0017) adjacent to the planned Central Boulevard Amenity Area; 210 No. car parking spaces; cycle parking (including standalone cycle store at Block C); bin storage areas; plant (inc. standalone plant buildings at Blocks B and C); hard and soft landscaped areas including public, communal and private open space areas (with balconies and terraces facing all aspects); boundary treatments; public lighting; 3 No. sub-stations; rooftop PV arrays; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Sdz application, 350 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ23A/0026

• 12 Nov 2021Grant permission

  Minor amendments to the development granted under ref. SDZ20A/0017; the development proposed comprises of a change to the external finish/treatment of the northwest corner of apartment block 01 now known as 'Airlie Park View'; the development as permistted under ref. SDZ20A/0017 remains otherwise as unchanged.

  Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ21A/0021

• 2 Feb 2021Grant permission

  235 dwellings (up to a maximum of c.23,858.7sq.m GFA) in a mixture of terraced houses and apartments as follows: 159 houses shall consist of 109 2 storey, 3-bedroom houses; 7 3 storey, 3-bedroom houses and 43 3 storey, 4 bedroom houses; 76 apartment units shall be accommodated in 2 4 storey blocks; to consist of 38 1-bed apartments and 38 2-bed apartments; approximately 0.89ha of public open space in the form of a linear open space located to the west of the residential development proposed; communal open space associated with the apartment buildings of approximately 6.50sqm; provision of 322 car parking spaces, including visitor spaces, provided as a mix oi on-curtilage and on-street spaces; 2 ESB substations; new north - south avenue located to the west of the proposed linear open space and also part of Airlie Park linking Adamstown Way with the road to the north linking with Shackleton Drive already permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ18A/0015, including a junction with the proposed east-west avenue immediately south of Airlie Park; new east-west avenue located immediately south of Airlie Park linking Adamstown Boulevard and the north--south avenue also proposed; vehicular access to serve the development is provided from the existing Adamstown Way to the south and the new proposed east-west avenue linking with Adamstown Boulevard from the north; all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works, including works to and new crossings over an existing water feature.

  Sdz application, 235 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ20A/0017

• 26 Oct 2018Grant permission

  Development at a site (approx. 2 Ha.): for strategic road infrastructure with the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone, as defined by S.I. 272 of 2001 and will comprise: (i) c. 480m of a new road, known as Central Boulevard, generally consisting of; 6m wide carriageway divided by a 3m wide landscaped median, plus on either side of the carriageway a bus lane (3.25m), a landscaped verge (2m), off-road cycle lanes (1.5m) and footpath (2.6m), including public lighting, trees, and a pedestrian crossing from a new junction with Adamstown Way (to the south) proposed in this application and to the north which connects to a permitted Section of the Central Boulevard (SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ18A/0002), including a new signalised junction with the realigned Tandy's Lane (to the east) proposed in this application, together with a new signal controlled junction serving the Aderrig Development Area (to the west). The proposed road passes across part of the lands at Airlie House (A Protected Structure - RPS Ref. 109); no works proposed to Airlie House itself. (ii) Completion works to an existing 180m section of Central Boulevard roadway, currently constructed to base course under Reg. Ref. SDZ06A/11 to now provide: off road cycle lane (1.5m), together with the planted verge (2.0m), tree planting, public lighting and footpath (2.0m), from the signalised junction with Adamstown Avenue and the signalised junction with Adamstown Way. (iii) The relocation and realignment of Tandy's Lane roadway providing a new 6m carriageway, 280m in length, between a road junction (to the east) permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ17A/0007, known as Loop Road #1, and to the west by a new junction at a section of the Central Boulevard, proposed in this application. (iv) Completion works to 180m Section of Adamstown Way roadway, currently constructed to base course under Ref. Ref: SDZ06A/05 to now provide: off road cycle lane (1.5m), together with the planted verge, tree planting, public lighting and footpath (2.0m) and 11 no. car parking spaces from the junction with Loop Road #1, permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ17A/0007 (to the east) and the junction with the Central Boulevard roadway (to the west) proposed in this application. All ancillary and associated site development and landscape works including: public lighting, junction layouts, signals, signs and road markings and minor adjustments to existing drainage and services to serve the roads and future surrounding development areas. This application is being made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014, and relates to a proposed development within the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme Area, as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. On lands generally bound to the north by lands within the Tandy's Lane Village Development Area, to the east by lands subject of planning permission for 135 no. residential units (SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ17A/0002) and Loop Road #1 (SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ17A/0007), and to the south by Adamstown Way and comprises part of the lands at Airlie House (A Protected Structure - RPS Ref. 109), Tandy's Lane, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

  Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ18A/0009

• 28 Sept 2006Grant permission

  Development comprising of approx. 1132 metres of roadway within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone, as defined by SI272 of 2001. The proposed development seeks permission only for that portion of the roadways that lie between the roadside kerbs. The provisions of landscaping, footpaths and cycle paths etc, will be the subject of future planning applications as the design of the surrounding areas progresses. The roads being included here are intended to meet some of the strategic infrastructural requirements for the development of Adamstown SDZ. Specifically the proposed roads development includes for: (a) the construction of c.249m of 14m wide E/W road provisionally known as 'Adamstown Avenue' (as provided for in the Adamstown Planning Scheme) which comprises a continuation westwards of the Adamstown Avenue road permitted under Planning Reference SDZ04A/1 and SDZ06A/5; (b) the construction of c.257m of 7m wide E/W road known as Adamstown Avenue-West which connects the above sought portion of Adamstown Avenue to the Stream Road applied for under item C below; (c) the construction of c.287m of 7m wide N/S road provisionally known as 'Stream Road' to connect 'The Loop Road around the District Centre' permitted under Planning Reference SDZ06A/5 with the proposed extension of 'Adamstown Avenue' and the temporary Park and Ride Facility permitted under Planning Reference SDZ06A/8; (d) the construction of c.169m of 7m wide N/S road provisionally known as 'Bridge Road', which generally connects 'The Loop Road Around The District Centre' permitted under Planning Reference SDZ06A/5 with the roadway and bridge over railway line currently awaiting determination by South Dublin County Council under Planning Reference SDZ06A/9; (E) the construction of c.169m of 7m wide N/S road known as 'Adamstown Boulevard' (as defined in the Adamstown Planning Scheme) connecting the above sought portion of Adamstown Avenue with 'The Loop Road Around The District Centre' under Planning Reference SDZ06A/5. It is also proposed to construct c.2,616.4m of foul and storm drainage sewers. These are to be located within the roads and connect with drainage infrastructure permitted under Planning Reference SDZ06A/5. Site development works including the provision of surface water drainage, and water supply pipe work to serve future surrounding development are also proposed as part of this application. All on lands of c.1.71 hectares at lands bounded generally to the north by Roads A21A-C (known as the Loop Road around the District Centre) permitted under Planning reg. ref. SDZ06A/5, to the east by Loop Road #1 also permitted under Planning Reference Ref SDZ06A/5 to the West by the Western Boundary of Adamstown SDZ, and to the South by the Dublin - Kildare Rail Line. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003. The lands fall entirely within the boundaries of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instruction no. 272 of 2001.

  Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ06A/11

• 21 Jun 2006Grant permission

  Development of approx. 2,780 metres of roadway within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone, as defined by SI 272 of 2001. The proposed development seeks permission only for that portion of the roadways that lie between the roadside kerbs. The provisions of landscaping, footpaths and cycle paths etc, will be the subject of future planning applications as the design of the surrounding areas progresses. Specifically the proposed roads development includes for: (A) the construction of c.310m of road known as the 'Adamstown Station Access Road' to connect the site of the two Primary Schools (Ref SDZ06A/2) in the east with Adamstown Station in the West (Ref. SDZ04A/2); (B) the construction of c.1,342m of road known as Loop Road #1 (as defined in the Adamstown Planning Scheme), which generally connects the Adamstown Station and Adamstown Square Development Areas in the south with the development permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ05A/2 in the north; (C) the construction of c.1,028m of road known as 'Loop Road Around Adamstown District Centre', (as defined in the Adamstown Planning Scheme) and designated in Roads A21A - D within the current planning application, connecting the development permitted under Reg. Ref. SDZ04A/1 in the east with the boundary of Adamstown SDZ in the west. The roads being included here are intended to meet some of the strategic infrastructural requirements for the development of Adamstown SDZ and will provide access for an ESB 110kV substation, subject to a separate application, located immediately outside the western boundary of the SDZ. It is also proposed to construct c.765m of twin foul drainage rising mains (500m and 350mm diameter). These are to be located within Road A21A (part of the 'Loop Road Around Adamstown District Centre') and within a portion of Loop Road #1. The proposed rising mains will connect to the rising main infrastructure permitted under planning Reg. Refs. SDZ04A/1, SD04A/0964 (PL06S.211506) and SDZ06A/2. Site development works including the provision of surface water drainage, and water supply pipework to serve future surrounding development, are also proposed as part of this application. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003. The lands fall entirely within the boundaries of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument no. 272 of 200 all on lands of c.5.58 hectares at lands bounded generally to the north by the development permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. SDZ05A/2 to the west by the boundaries of Adamstown SDZ, to the east by the R120 Newcastle Road / Lock Road and Finnstown House Golf Course and to the south by the Dublin - Kildare Rail Line.

  Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ06A/5

• —Grant approval

  Non-Material Amendment to the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme.

  Approval · South Dublin County Council, ABP-315768-23

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Radon

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