Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) Secondary School, Mourne Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, D12 HT22
Installation of new security fencing, gates, and an accessibility ramp at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in Drimnagh.
3840/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 November 2020
- Reference
- 3840/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works at the school include installing a new metal palisade security fence on top of existing boundary walls, reaching a total height of 3.25 metres, along with three sets of double gates. It also includes a new entrance ramp and steps to provide disability access to the main school entrance.
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
Planning permission for the following works: (i) the provision of a new metal palisade security fence on top of the existing brick boundary walls to the north-east, north west (mourne road) and south-west (knocknarea road) boundaries, the total height of the new boundary treatment to be approx. 3.25m with three sets of new matching entrance double gates, one set to knocknarea road and two sets to mourne road. Note the provision of the new fence also proposes the closing up of one existing set of entrance double-gates to the site from knocknarea road; (ii) the provision of new entrance ramp and steps and modifications to the existing steps, to provide for accessibility for persons with disabilities up to the main school entrance opening off mourne road. Our lady of mercy (olm) secondary school occupies a corner site at the junction of mourne road and knocknarea road.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 3 August 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 247.89 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mourne Lodge, Mourne Road, Drimnagh | Jul 2025 | €557,000 | 73 m |
| 264 Mourne Rd Drimnagh, Dublin 12, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 97 m |
| 133 Mourne Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €360,000 | 113 m |
| 168 Carrow Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Jun 2025 | €425,000 | 133 m |
| 58 Galtymore Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | May 2026 | €550,000 | 134 m |
| 202 Mourne Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €475,000 | 135 m |
| 52 Galtymore Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Apr 2026 | €395,000 | 139 m |
| 53 Curlew Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €435,000 | 141 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received30 November 2020
- Further information requested2 February 2021
- Further information received23 March 2021
- Decision due19 April 2021
- Decision issued6 April 2021
- Grant issued18 May 2021
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