Microsoft Building 2, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
Change of use of an office building in Leopardstown to an International Baccalaureate school.
D16A/0878 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 November 2016
- Reference
- D16A/0878
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Microsoft Building 2 from office to educational use to establish a pre-school, primary, and secondary school. The 8,672 square meter facility will be modified internally to provide 47 classrooms, specialist rooms, a cafeteria, and an auditorium.
- Floor area
- 8,672 m²
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for change of use from office to educational (international baccalaureate school) providing pre-school, primary and secondary facilities including minor modifications to east and west elevations, modification of internal partitions to provide 47 no. Class rooms, 16 no. Specialist rooms, libraries, cafeteria, kitchen, auditorium, teaching staff and administration facilities, additional toilet facilities, gross floor area 8.672 sqm, bicycle stands for 80 bicycles, revision a...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“OE To provide for office and enterprise development.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & 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 6 February 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 August 2018.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Weavers Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 235 m |
| 42 Weavers Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops Dublin 18 | Jan 2026 | €480,000 | 235 m |
| 8 Orby Avenue, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €810,000 | 239 m |
| 1 Orby Avenue, The Gallops, Leopardstown | Nov 2025 | €675,000 | 253 m |
| 16 Orby Avenue, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18not full market price | Nov 2025 | €361,250 | 254 m |
| 11 Weavers Hall, The Gallops, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €385,000 | 256 m |
| 3 Weavers Hall, Levmoss Park, The Gallops | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 256 m |
| 17 Orby Avenue, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €610,000 | 258 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 received24 November 2016
- Decision issued27 January 2017
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