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WithdrawnCommercialDecided 26 February 2026

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

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The 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

RS - ResidentialRS
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.

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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
60 Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbriggan, DublinMay 2025€460,00078 m
8 Taylor Hill Grange, Balbriggan, Co.dublinSept 2025€375,00080 m
16 Folkstown Park, Balbrigganprice excludes VATMay 2025€317,200109 m
17 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VATJul 2025€396,476109 m
14 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VATMay 2025€396,476109 m
15 Folkstown Park, Taylor Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VATJun 2025€317,180114 m
5 Folkstown Park, Taylors Hill Boulevard, Balbrigganprice excludes VATMay 2025€400,881114 m
8 Folkstown Park, Balbriggin, Co. Dublinprice excludes VATMay 2025€378,855118 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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  1. Application received4 June 2025
  2. Decision due29 July 2025
  3. Decision issued26 February 2026

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