Little Willows Pre-School, Jamestown Road, Dublin 11
Changes to a pre-school to add a care room, increase child numbers, and extend opening hours.
4291/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 September 2024
- Reference
- 4291/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to divide the existing second-floor pre-school area to provide an additional care room, facilitating full-time and part-time care. The application also seeks to extend the opening hours for both the ground and second floors.
- Floor area
- 139 m²
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 divide the existing pre-school area on the second floor level (87.4m. Sq. ), granted under planning permission reg. Ref. 3667/22 to provide an additional-care room resulting in 2no. Care rooms on the second floor to facilitate full time and part time care for children , an increase in numbers and care requirements, and an extension in the times from 07:00 to 18:00 hours monday to friday. Permission is also sought to extend the closing time for the ground floor level care areas (51.7m. Sq. ) granted under planning permission reg. Ref. 3509/24 from 17:00 to 18:00 hours monday to friday, to facilitate full time care with part-time care along with all other ancillary site works at willows fc, jamestown road, finglas, dublin 11.
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 21 April 2025. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 85.6 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Parkview Grove, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jul 2025 | €18,000 | 62 m |
| 3 Parkiew Grove, Parkiew, Balbutcher Lane Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 68 m |
| 68 Parkview Road, Balbutcher Lane, Finglas | Mar 2026 | €422,000 | 89 m |
| 8 Parkview Dr, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 92 m |
| 25 Melville Close Block 1, Citydide, Meakstown | Jun 2026 | €460,000 | 95 m |
| 2 Parkview Drive, Balbutcher Lane, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €370,000 | 97 m |
| 27 Parkview Dr, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €205,000 | 98 m |
| Apt.65 - Park View Road, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 103 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 received19 September 2024
- Decision due13 November 2024
- Decision issued11 November 2024
- Permission expiry1 February 2030
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