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Dublin City Council · 4951/23 · Permission

Our Lady of the Wayside National School, Bluebell Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12

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Council received 12 Dec 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1005 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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4951/23 is a planning application for permission at Our Lady of the Wayside National School, Bluebell Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12, received by Dublin City Council on 12 Dec 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PERMISSION: The proposed development will consist of a.) 593m2 ground floor extension to north side which comprises of 3 no. class base rooms, central activity area, small safe place rooms, toilets and showers, storages, boiler, sluice, electrical rooms, and office. b.) 197 m2 Hard and Soft Play Area. c.) 136m2 Sensory Garden (both adjacent). d.) removal of existing 3 no. trees to allow additional 9 no. car parking spaces to the southeast e.) existing site entrance to the north to be removed and construct new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the east with new set down area. f.) removal of existing shed and construct new pedestrian entrance to the north, new bicycle parking spaces, landscaping and all associated site works and services. The council granted permission on 7 Jun 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Jan 2024. A commencement notice (CN0138839DC) was lodged on 25 Feb 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 24 other decided applications in the last five years and 9 appeals.

Appeal window closes 5 Jul 2024 closed 799 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (7 Jun 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

PERMISSION: The proposed development will consist of a.) 593m2 ground floor extension to north side which comprises of 3 no. class base rooms, central activity area, small safe place rooms, toilets and showers, storages, boiler, sluice, electrical rooms, and office. b.) 197 m2 Hard and Soft Play Area. c.) 136m2 Sensory Garden (both adjacent). d.) removal of existing 3 no. trees to allow additional 9 no. car parking spaces to the southeast e.) existing site entrance to the north to be removed and construct new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the east with new set down area. f.) removal of existing shed and construct new pedestrian entrance to the north, new bicycle parking spaces, landscaping and all associated site works and services.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 7 Jun 2024
Final grant
19 Jul 2024
Site (from polygon)
8,897 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 12 Dec 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 25 Jan 2024
  • 14 Feb 2024
    Further information requested
  • 14 May 2024
    Further information received
  • 7 Jun 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 5 Jul 2024

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Commencement

  • Short commencement notice CN0138839DC
    25 Feb 2026Lands at Bluebell Road & Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12, 000000matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

R2 — Existing residential

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Designations within 250 m

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Grand Canal
  • NIAH-recorded building · 4
    Bluebell Cemetery; Our Lady of the Wayside; Lansdowne House
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 5
    Church; Graveyard; Bridge

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88129). 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.

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