Hillside, Old Finglas Road, Dublin 11
Expansion of a playschool to accommodate 40 children and conversion of the first floor to commercial use.
3195/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 February 2022
- Reference
- 3195/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to amend previous planning for Rose Cottage Playschool to increase capacity from 12 to 40 children. It also proposes changing the first floor from residential to commercial use and extending the operational hours.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Permission to amend previous planning for rose cottage playschool, hillside, old finglas road, dublin 11.1. Amend planning to accommodate 40 children from 12 children
- Amend planning of 1st floor from residential to commercial
- Amend operational times from 9.30am
- 12.30am to 9am-2.30pm
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108 Glasnevin Downs, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €475,000 | 68 m |
| 14 Violet Hill Dr, Glasnevin, Dublin 11not full market price | Mar 2026 | €340,000 | 73 m |
| 6 Violet Hill Dr, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €588,000 | 100 m |
| 42 Tolka Vale, Glasnevin, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €288,000 | 102 m |
| 66 Tolka Vale, Finglas Rd, Dublin 11 | Feb 2026 | €361,379 | 102 m |
| 31 Tolka Vale, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 130 m |
| 10 Tolka Vale, Finglas Road, Finglas | Sept 2025 | €112,462 | 130 m |
| 33 Tolka Vale, Finglas Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 11 | Aug 2025 | €410,000 | 130 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 February 2022
- Further information requested28 March 2022
- Further information received5 April 2022
- Decision due29 April 2022
- Decision issued29 April 2022
- Grant issued16 June 2022
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