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South Dublin County Council · SD20A/0296

Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

Approved in Apr 2021. Building started.

  1. 17 Nov 2020Received
  2. 1 Apr 2021Approved
  3. 23 Apr 2021Appealed
  4. 23 Oct 2021Approval runs out
  5. 14 Oct 2026Building started
Status
Building started
Decision
Approved · 1 Apr 2021
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Site
1.36 ha
Appeal
ACP 310027 · pending

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What’s proposed

Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Protected Structure - RPS No. 253) consisting of demolition of existing school buildings and portacabins; construction of new 3,833sq.m part 3-, 2-, and 1-storey 21 classroom primary school building, connected to existing 2-storey granite building which is to be refurbished; demolition of existing 3-storey red brick Lourdes Nursing Home fronting Convent Lane; refurbishment of and alterations to existing Teresa Ball House with new 85sq.m extension and change of use from nursing home to educational use with 3-classrooms and ancillary resource teaching areas; Teresa Ball House is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Protected Structure (RPS No. 253); construction of 2-storey, 20-classroom temporary school prefabricated accommodation for school use during the demolition and construction works; associated vehicular drop-off, set-down and parking provisions; associated hard-surface play areas, landscaping, boundary treatments; associated surface water attenuation, foul and surface water drainage connections, site works and ancillary services

Planning details

Reference
SD20A/0296
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Appeal Report Sent to ABP”
Received
17 Nov 2020
Observations close
9 Apr 2021 (closed 2021 days ago)
Decision due
1 Apr 2021 · decided 1 Apr 2021
Decision
Grant permission on 1 Apr 2021
Site area
1.36 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Appeal

ACP 310027 · Planning Appeal · pending
received by the Commission 23 Apr 2021 · inspector's report · board order

Building started

  • 14 Oct 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0148609SD
  • 14 Oct 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0148608SD
  • 14 Oct 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0148610SD

Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

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.

Protections nearby 250 m

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  • NIAH-recorded building · 32
    Loreto Provincialate; Loreto Abbey Lodges

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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Summary

SD20A/0296 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the, received on 17 Nov 2020; permission was granted on 1 Apr 2021.