InvalidAlterationsDecided 5 August 2020

Our Lady of Lourdes National School, Goldenbridge, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Demolition of a school section, refurbishment, and construction of a two-storey extension at a protected school site.

3102/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 July 2020

Reference: 3102/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 July 2020

Summary

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The project at Our Lady of Lourdes National School involves the phased demolition of the middle section of the school and temporary classrooms. It includes the refurbishment of retained sections and the construction of a two-storey extension containing a general purpose hall, classrooms, and offices.

Alterationsschooldemolitionprotected structure

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for previously granted permission ref: 3968/14 for development at our lady of lourdes national school, goldenbridge, inchicore, dublin
The site is bordered by st. Vincent street west and emmet crescent. The proposed development consists of: (a) phased demolition of the middle section of the existing school building; removal of prefabricated temporary teaching accommodation units and selected trees. (b) refurbishment and alterations of the retained sections of the building including internal works and application of new insulated rendering system to all elevations and upgrade of existing windows and doors. (c) construction of a two-storey extension, consisting of a general purpose hall, 10 no. Special education tuition rooms, a multi-purpose room, a home-school liaison room, a library, associated offices, balcony to staff room, stores, toilets, circulation areas, and ancillary accommodation. (d) provision of 22no. On-site car parking spaces; alteration of existing vehicular and pedestrian site access points and adjoining areas at emmet crescent including refurbishment of existing gates and provision of new gates. (e) provision of 60 no. On-site bicycle parking spaces; refurbishment of gate facing st. Vincent street west; provision of covered bin store. (f) provision of new hard surfaced and planted play and amenity areas, erection of 6 no. New flagpoles, refurbishment and upgrade of existing boundary walls, fences and gates (as described above and including a pedestrian gate towards the convent at the western site boundary), and provision of all ancillary site works at this location. The site is in the curtilage of protected structures, sisters of mercy chapel & convent to the west

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z15: Community and Social InfrastructureCI

“To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 April 2022.

Notified floor area: 112 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1a - Emmet Court, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Jul 2026	€565,000	79 m
Apt 3a - Emmet House, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Feb 2026	€295,000	114 m
Apt 6a - Emmet House, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Feb 2026	€295,000	114 m
Apt 18a - Emmet House, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€295,000	114 m
Apartment 25 Emmet Lodge, Emmet Court, Inchicore	May 2026	€335,000	135 m
Apt. 16 Emmet Lodge, Emmet Court, Inchicore	Jun 2026	€332,500	135 m
Apt 23b - Emmet Lodge, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Feb 2026	€335,000	136 m
Apt 10b - Emmet Lodge, St Vincents Street West, Dublin 8	Jan 2026	€332,500	136 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received27 July 2020
Decision due18 September 2020
Decision issued5 August 2020

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