Taylor Hill Drive, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Increase in permitted capacity at a childcare facility from 204 to 330 children.
F25A/0484 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 4 June 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0484
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to increase the permitted occupancy of a purpose-built creche and pre-school facility currently under construction. The capacity would rise from 204 to 330 places through internal room reconfiguration, alongside minor external changes including a new fire escape door and parking modifications.
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Official record
Development description
- Permission is sought for an increase in the permitted occupancy from 204 childcare places under application f20a/0026, to 330 places at any one time, due to internal reconfiguration of rooms, all between the hours of 7 am
- 7 pm, monday to friday, excluding bank holidays. In addition, permission is sought for a fire escape door on the southeast elevation and also modifications to the forecourt/car & bicycle parking areas by adding 1 additional car parking space plus 1 disability parking space, (7 in total) and 65 short term bicycle spaces plus a secure compound for 14 staff bicycle spaces. All at the purpose built creche/pre-school facility currently under construction
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbriggan, Dublin | May 2025 | €460,000 | 78 m |
| 8 Taylor Hill Grange, Balbriggan, Co.dublin | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 80 m |
| 16 Folkstown Park, Balbrigganprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €317,200 | 109 m |
| 17 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €396,476 | 109 m |
| 14 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €396,476 | 109 m |
| 15 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €317,180 | 114 m |
| 5 Folkstown Park, Taylors Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €400,881 | 114 m |
| 8 Folkstown Park, Balbriggin, Co. Dublinprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €378,855 | 118 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 received4 June 2025
- Decision due29 July 2025
- Decision issued26 February 2026
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