Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Internal and external alterations to Loreto Abbey to facilitate a new post-primary school.
ED14/0019 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 May 2014
- Reference
- ED14/0019
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 27 May 2014
Summary
AI-generatedWorks are proposed to accommodate up to 40 pupils and 10 staff. This includes internal partition installations, protection of historic wallpaper, toilet reinstatements, and external fencing to create a play area.
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
- To facilitate the opening of a post primary school to accomodate up to 40 pupils & 10 staff. First floor: general removal of later kitchen/storage type fixtures and fittings from the rooms. Construction of temporary partitions to the stairs and corridors to restrict access to certain parts of the building, construction of a screen to protect the spanish leather wallpaper in room
- Minor renewal/repositioning of service outlets in the rooms, installation of a sink unit in the staff/admin room, new lighting, repainting walls/ceilings and joinery items, inserting a disabled wc into the existing toilet area on the south west side, reinstating toilets into the existing toilet block in the later extension on the north east side. Second floor: repair the existing toilets in the later extension on the north east side. Externally: construct an enclosing fence to an external area on the east side, alter the existing carparking area on the west side to form a play area including an enclosing fence
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 30 August 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 October 2021.
Notified floor area: 976.5 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Moore House, Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €480,000 | 80 m |
| Spinoza, Convent Lane, Rathfarnham | May 2026 | €150,000 | 115 m |
| Loreto Gate, Grange Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €16,525,477 | 123 m |
| 53 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €435,000 | 126 m |
| 57 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 126 m |
| Apt 42 Handle House, Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham | Mar 2026 | €365,000 | 126 m |
| 63 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €442,000 | 137 m |
| 68 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Jan 2026 | €490,000 | 137 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 received27 May 2014
- Decision due23 June 2014
- Decision issued23 June 2014
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