Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (Protected Structure)
Fire safety upgrades at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham.
ED12/0025 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 July 2012
- Reference
- ED12/0025
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 9 July 2012
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works consist of fire safety and protection upgrades to the buildings. This includes improving building fire compartmentation, upgrading the fire detection and alarm system, and installing emergency lighting.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Upgrade work to enhance fire safety and protection of the buildings consisting of improvement of building fire compartmentation, upgrading of fire detection and alarm system and emergency lighting
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto Gate, Grange Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €16,525,477 | 63 m |
| 4 Moore House, Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €480,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd | Mar 2025 | €421,500 | 91 m |
| 127 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €428,000 | 91 m |
| 88 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €427,000 | 92 m |
| 89 Handle House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €487,000 | 92 m |
| 71 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 92 m |
| 160 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 96 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 received9 July 2012
- Decision due5 August 2012
- Decision issued9 August 2012
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