St Paul's CBS Secondary School, Edmund Rice Schools, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Alterations to a school extension, increasing it from three to four storeys with a rooftop play area and sensory garden.
WEB1808/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 April 2025
- Reference
- WEB1808/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe Board of Management of St Paul's CBS Secondary School seeks permission for alterations to a previously approved extension, increasing it from three to four storeys. The works include classroom rearrangements, a new second floor, and a raised roof area featuring secure external play areas, a sensory garden, and solar panels. The school is a Protected Structure.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure we, the board of management, st paul's cbs secondary school intend to apply for permission for alterations to previously approved reg. Ref. 3237/23 from 3-storey to a 4-storey extension to east as follows:(a) ground level- minor alteration to extension entrance, bicycle racks location altered; (b) first floor- safe base classroom altered as central activity space with daily living skills area, re arrangement of multi sensory room and welfare facilities/storage; (c) new second floor-2 no. Safe base classrooms (inc. Quiet spaces) and associated facilities; (d) new raised roof area with secure external play areas (hard and soft), sensory garden, pv panels area and plant room,(e) vertical extension of existing western stairwell, alteration to elevations and all associated site works and services at st. Paul's cbs secondary school, brunswick street north, dublin 7, a protected structure (ref 997).
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 Brunswick St North, Dublin 7, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 78 m |
| Apartment 58 Orby, Phoenix Park Avenue, Phoenix Park Racecourseprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €466,960 | 86 m |
| 28 Richmond Sq, Morning Star Ave, Smithfield Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 91 m |
| 15 Richmond Sq, Off North St, Brunswick | Sept 2025 | €326,000 | 91 m |
| 27 Richmond Sq, Morning Star Ave, North Brunswick St Dublin 7 | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 91 m |
| 44 Smithfield Loft, King St North, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 100 m |
| 43 Smithfield Lofts, Church Street, Dublin 7 | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 24, The Hardwiche, North Brunswick Dublin 7 | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 102 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 April 2025
- Decision due12 December 2025
- Decision issued12 December 2025
- Permission expiry14 March 2031
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