GrantedCommercialDecided 26 March 2009

Children's Sunshine Home, Leopardstown Road, Co. Dublin

Construction of an eight-bed, two-storey childcare facility in Leopardstown.

D08A/1285 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 27 February 2009

Reference: D08A/1285
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 February 2009

Summary

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The project involves building a new two-storey childcare facility with overnight accommodation for parents, a mortuary, and staff facilities. It also includes the demolition of an existing two-storey storage building and the installation of a new ESB substation.

Commercialchildcaredemolitionsubstation

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Construction of 8 bed childcare facility 2 storeys high, 8.085m above ground floor and including overnight accommodation for parents, mortuary, staff facilities and plant rooms at north east of site. Demolition of two storey building containing stores andeeting spaces. Alterations at boundary to provide new esb substation. New boiler, standby generator and bin compound. New landscaping paths and alterations to car parking area for provision of additional 16 spaces.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective ARS

“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”

Objective set by the COUNTY 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18	Mar 2026	€885,000	136 m
23 Silver Pines, Brewery Rd, Stillorgan	Mar 2026	€745,000	186 m
Londolozi, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18	Mar 2026	€1,780,000	213 m
St Josephs, Leopardstown Rd, Dublin 18	Jun 2026	€925,000	222 m
114 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18	Nov 2025	€890,000	225 m
113 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18	Jul 2025	€670,000	231 m
103 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin	Jun 2026	€755,000	236 m
104 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18	Apr 2026	€955,000	242 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

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Application received27 February 2009
Decision issued26 March 2009

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