Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedExtensionDecided 1 March 2023

Cherry Orchard Community Childcare, Croftwood Crescent, Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10

Extension of a community childcare facility in Ballyfermot.

4697/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 August 2022

Reference
4697/22
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
22 August 2022

Summary

AI-generated

Construction of a new 208 sqm single-storey timber-clad extension to the south of the existing childcare facility. Works include classroom spaces, playground expansion, bike parking, and roof-mounted solar panels.

Extensionchildcaresolarextension
Storey
1
Floor area
208 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of a new 208sqm single-storey extension to the south of the existing childcare facility containing additional classrooms and associated service spaces. The building is to be clad in timber with a standing seam metal roof to match existing and to include a glazed canopy over connecting walkway to the existing building. External works are to include an expansion of the existing playground area to the west of the building and additional covered bike parking and car parking spaces to the east with relocated car park exit. The whole site is to be surrounded with a continuation of the existing perimeter fence. All with associated services including roof mounted photovoltaic array.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z12: Institutional Land (Future Development Potential)RS
To ensure existing environmental amenities are protected in the predominantly residential future use of these lands.

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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
35, Croftwood Crescent, Cherry Orchard Dublin 10Apr 2025€310,00087 m
151 Oranmore Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10May 2026€330,000214 m
165 Oranmore Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10Oct 2025€310,000217 m
1 Orchard Lawn, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10Oct 2025€325,000220 m
314 Blackditch Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10May 2025€240,000227 m
179 Oranmore Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10Aug 2025€386,000230 m
110 Oranmore Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10Dec 2025€310,000252 m
10 Elmdale Crescent, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10Dec 2025€224,250323 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

  1. Application received22 August 2022
  2. Decision due1 March 2023
  3. Decision issued1 March 2023
  4. Permission expiry1 June 2028

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