128, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
Retention and upgrading of a crèche facility with a new rear extension.
D18A/0604 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 June 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0604
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 22 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to upgrade an existing crèche to cater for up to 60 children. This includes constructing a single-storey rear extension to increase play area, adding a front porch with a wheelchair ramp, and associated works.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the proposed upgrading of the existing crèche facility, to cater for up to 60 pre-school children in accordance with the child care act 1991 (early years services) regulations 2016, by means of increasing the internal play area and provision of wheelchair accessible toilet facilities in the proposed one storey extension to the rear of the existing house; the construction of a covered porch and wheelchair accessible ramp to the front of the existing house; increasing t...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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What happened next
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 29 September 2023.
Notified floor area: 80 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 Balally Dr, Dundrum, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €705,000 | 20 m |
| 123 Balally Dr, Dundrum, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €723,000 | 43 m |
| 275 Wedgewood, Sandyford, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €515,000 | 77 m |
| 137 Balally Dr, Sandyford, Dublin 16not full market price | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 91 m |
| 273a, The Beeches, Wedgewood Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €735,500 | 97 m |
| 116 Balally Dr, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €860,000 | 118 m |
| 254 Plums Road, Off Hawthorns Road, Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €615,000 | 147 m |
| 45 Balally Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €675,000 | 151 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 received22 June 2018
- Decision issued14 August 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The erection of a two storey extension to provide a library and two mainstream classrooms on the ground floor…
St Olafs National School, Board of Management, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D08A/0686Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Feb 2009Other
- Granted30 m away
Erection of a single temporary prefabricated classroom adjoining St. Olaf's National School
St Olafs National School, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D06A/0933Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Jul 2006Other
- Invalid30 m away
Erection of a single temporary prefabricated classroom adjoining St. Olaf's National School
St Olaf's National School, Board of Management, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D06A/0659Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2006Other
- Granted30 m away
Works to boundaries of existing school site comprising new boundary fencing to north west and to north east…
St. Olafs School, Balally Drive, Dublin 16
D04A/0034Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jan 2004Infrastructure
- Granted30 m away
Two temporary prefabricated classrooms adjoining St. Olaf's National School
St Olaf's National School, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D07A/0539Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Apr 2007Other
- Granted30 m away
Permission for — Removal of existing shed to side
134 Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D15B/0262Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Jul 2015Extension
- Granted40 m away
Permission for the erection of two 80 sqm temporary prefabricated classrooms adjoining the existing school…
Saint Olaf's National School, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D19A/0155Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 May 2019Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
Permission for the construction of a two-storey extension to the north side of the original building at…
St Olafs National School, Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16, D16E067
D23A/0022Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Mar 2023Commercial
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