4, Sandyford Hall Park, Murphystown, Dublin 18, D18H2F5
Change of use of part of a ground floor from residential to a Montessori childcare facility.
D23A/0689 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 November 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0689
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for 21.4 sqm of the ground floor of an existing dwelling to a Montessori childcare facility. The proposed facility will operate sessional services between 8:30am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
- Floor area
- 21 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of 21.4sq/m of the ground floor of existing dwelling from residential to montessori childcare. The proposed childcare facility will provide sessional montessori childcare services between the hours of 8:30am and 17:00pm, monday to friday
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 The Court, Sandyford Hall, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 127 m |
| Ashton Lodge, Kilgobbin Rd, Sandyford | Sept 2025 | €1,665,000 | 140 m |
| 38 Sandyford Hall Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €657,000 | 171 m |
| 2 Sandyford Hall Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €715,500 | 178 m |
| 7 Sandyford Hall Walk, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €701,000 | 207 m |
| 15 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Heights, Sandyford | May 2025 | €705,000 | 220 m |
| 33 Sandyford Hall Crescent, Kilgobbin Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2026 | €685,000 | 241 m |
| 39 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Hts, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €605,000 | 241 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
Timeline
- Application received3 November 2023
- Decision due5 January 2024
- Decision issued2 January 2024
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- Granted100 m away
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- Invalid100 m away
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