GrantedInfrastructureDecided 19 June 2018

Grangegorman Strategic Development Zone, Grangegorman, Dublin 7

Construction of a new 24-classroom primary school in Grangegorman.

GSDZ2835/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 April 2018

Reference: GSDZ2835/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 25 April 2018
Floor area: 5064 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a new primary school to replace a temporary facility. It will comprise a four-storey teaching block and a two-storey general purpose block, totaling 5,064 sq.m on a site adjacent to protected structures.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for development within the overall grangegorman strategic development zone (sdz), of approx. 28.69 hectares at grangegorman, dublin
The specific site of the proposed development comprises approx. 0.47 hectares and is bound to the north-east by grangegorman upper, to the south-east by grangegorman lower, to the north-west by the hse primary care centre and to the south-west by ivy avenue. The development will consist of a primary school (to replace the existing temporary educate together primary school which is currently located at fitzwilliam place north) comprising 2 no. Buildings (a teaching block and a general purpose block) with a total gross floor space of 5,064 sq. M. The teaching block (4,413 sq. M) will be 4 storeys over lower ground level (c. 39.20m od) and accommodate 24 no. Classrooms and ancillary accommodation including 2 no. Special need units, 3 no. Special education rooms, a library, resource rooms, storage, staff offices and wc/shower facilities. The general purpose block (651 sq. M) will be 2-storeys in height equivalent (c. 29.50m od) and accommodate 2 no. General purpose rooms, storage and w. C. Facilities at lower ground floor level and an external rooftop ballcourt enclosed by a perforated metal screen. The proposed development also includes: multiple external play areas; bin storage area and boiler house (51 sq. M); modifications to the existing grangegorman boundary wall (a protected structure) to include: 1 no. Main pedestrian access; 1 no. Pedestrian day gate; and the removal and replacement of a section of wall and railings; 145 cycle parking and 115 scooter parking stands; and all associated landscaping works, boundaries and ancillary site works. The proposal also includes a playground to be located to the north of the school site within the adjoining green finger with direct access to the school and another pedestrian access linking the school to the green finger

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS

“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other 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

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 4 January 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 April 2023.

Notified floor area: 3,512 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7	Oct 2025	€540,000	51 m
19 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7	Aug 2025	€495,000	58 m
25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€743,900	88 m
25a Rathdown Road (apt 4), Phibsboro, Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€226,989	89 m
25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€226,988	89 m
25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€226,988	89 m
25a Rathdown Road (apt 2), Phibsboro, Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€226,988	89 m
65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7	Jan 2025	€765,599	127 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 received25 April 2018
Decision due19 June 2018
Decision issued19 June 2018
Grant issued19 June 2018

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