Awaiting decisionRetentionDecided 10 July 2026

Belmayne Community Special School, Belmayne Avenue, Belmayne Dublin 13, D13 E2FA

Retention and refurbishment of three modular school buildings for a new special school in Belmayne.

WEB2216/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 May 2026

Reference: WEB2216/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 13 May 2026

Summary

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The Department of Education is seeking retention permission for three single-storey modular buildings with a combined floor area of approximately 623 sq. m. The application also includes internal reconfiguration, minor elevational changes, and the creation of a new car park with EV charging and a mini-bus drop-off area.

Retentionschoolmodularretention

Storey: 1
Floor area: 624 m²

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Development description

Retention/permission : we, the department of education and youth, intend to apply for planning permission and permission for retention for development at belmayne community special school, belmayne avenue, belmayne, dublin 13, d13 e2fa. The development will consist of (i) the retention of three no. Existing detached single-storey flat-roofed modular buildings, block b (78.28 sq. M. Floor area), block c (313.58 sq. M. Floor area) & block f (231.94 sq. M. Floor area), previously used for educational purposes, the permission for which to remain on the site has lapsed, and for their continued use as an educational facility for a new start-up special school; (ii) the internal reconfiguration and refurbishment of these three retained modular buildings to suit their new occupants, (iii) minor alterations to the existing elevations of the units to facilitate their new layout, including forming new door opes, and amending some existing window opes; (iv) formation of a new car-park area associated with the new special school to include ev charging infrastructure and a mini-bus drop-off area; (v) provision of a new roofed bicycle shelter structure within the new car-park; (vi) provision of new internal boundary treatments including new mesh metal fences & gates and new timber fences & gates; (vii) formation of a new external soft play area with in-situ play equipment and of a new sensory garden; and (viii) all associated site development, site services and landscaping works as required to facilitate the proposed development. Note that the existing belmayne educate together secondary school building, car-park, site entrances and other external facilities will be unaffected by the development proposed herein.

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
96 Grattan Lodge, Donaghmede, Dublin 13	Mar 2025	€545,000	87 m
47 Elmfield Walk, Clare Hall, Dublin 13	Jan 2025	€500,000	158 m
Apartment 5, 71a Belmayne Avenue, Belmayne	Feb 2026	€248,000	193 m
Apartment 3, 71a Belamayne Avenue, Belmayne	May 2025	€315,000	193 m
Apartment 4, 71a Belamayne Avenue, Belmayne	Apr 2025	€230,000	193 m
2 Walker Close, Parkside, Balgriffin	Jun 2025	€545,000	207 m
Apt 5 Block 11, New Priory, Donaghmeded	Sept 2025	€350,000	229 m
31 Elmfield Way, Clarehall, Dublin	Mar 2025	€534,000	231 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 May 2026
Decision due14 July 2026
Decision issued10 July 2026

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