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South Dublin County Council · SD20A/0333

St Joseph's Presentation Convent, Lucan, Co. Dublin

  1. 25 Mar 2021Received
  2. 21 Apr 2021Grant permission
  3. 31 May 2021Final grant
  4. 16 Aug 2021Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 21 Apr 2021
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Site
5,093 m²
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What’s proposed

Subdivision of existing bedrooms and the formation of openings in partition walls to form a total of 5 ensuite bedrooms on ground floor level and 11 ensuite bedrooms and one bedroom on first floor level to include associated new foul drainage and the removal of existing first floor ensuite structure to rear, ; demolition of existing single storey 20th century laundry/stores extensions to side; construction of new single storey kitchen and stores; demolition of existing porch and reconstruction of new porch in kitchen yard; the removal of existing bathrooms on ground and first floor over to accommodate the installation of a lift; change of use of existing chapel for use as mission office to include internal rearrangement of existing sacristy to form tea room and toilets and construction of new entrance door and ramp; removal of 2 no. external steel fire escape stair structures to rear and fire safety measures to existing structure to include installation of internal fire rates compartment screens and door in existing corridors; erection of partition to form corridor to existing porch to maintain access to adjoining church yard; form plant room on ground floor; the enlargement and rearrangement of the existing car parking area to front of convent to provide 12 parking spaces including 2 disabled parking spaces and associated landscaping works

SD20A/0333 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for subdivision of existing bedrooms and the formation of openings in partition walls to, received on 25 Mar 2021; permission was granted on 21 Apr 2021.

Planning details

Reference
SD20A/0333
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Following A.I.”
Received
25 Mar 2021
Observations close
29 Apr 2021 (closed 1978 days ago)
Decision due
21 Apr 2021 · decided 21 Apr 2021
Decision
Grant permission on 21 Apr 2021
Proposed development
Subdivision of existing bedrooms and the formation of openings in partition walls to form a total of 5 ensuite bedrooms on ground floor level and 11 ensuite bedrooms and one bedroom on first floor level to include associated new foul drainage and the removal of existing first floor ensuite structure to rear, ; demolition of existing single storey 20th century laundry/stores extensions to side; construction of new single storey kitchen and stores; demolition of existing porch and reconstruction of new porch in kitchen yard; the removal of existing bathrooms on ground and first floor over to accommodate the installation of a lift; change of use of existing chapel for use as mission office to include internal rearrangement of existing sacristy to form tea room and toilets and construction of new entrance door and ramp; removal of 2 no. external steel fire escape stair structures to rear and fire safety measures to existing structure to include installation of internal fire rates compartment screens and door in existing corridors; erection of partition to form corridor to existing porch to maintain access to adjoining church yard; form plant room on ground floor; the enlargement and rearrangement of the existing car parking area to front of convent to provide 12 parking spaces including 2 disabled parking spaces and associated landscaping works
As published by the register.
Site area
5,093 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0079880SD
    16 Aug 2021St Joseph's Presentation Convent,, Lucan, South Dublin, K78 A6Y5matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

R2 — Existing residential

RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

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.

Designations within 250 m

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

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Liffey Valley
  • NIAH-recorded building · 8
    James MacCarten Memorial; Saint Joseph's Convent; Saint Mary's Catholic Church
  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 1
    R149612

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 117207). 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. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/59933.

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