Lourdes Medical Unit, Convent Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Installation of a new ambulance access gate and separate vehicular access involving a Protected Structure in Rathfarnham.
S00A/0377 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 August 2000
- Reference
- S00A/0377
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 August 2000
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to erect a new gate to facilitate ambulance access at the Lourdes Medical Unit. It also proposes a separate vehicular access in a private roadway, with both elements involving works to a Protected Structure on Convent Lane.
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Official record
Development description
Erect new gate to allow ambulance access and provision of separate vehicular access in private roadway, both proposals involve work to part of a protected structure in convent lane.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinoza, Convent Lane, Rathfarnham | May 2026 | €150,000 | 69 m |
| 11 Longwood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €692,000 | 121 m |
| 164 Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €395,000 | 131 m |
| 160 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 131 m |
| Loreto Gate, Grange Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €16,525,477 | 139 m |
| Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd | Mar 2025 | €421,500 | 142 m |
| 127 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €428,000 | 142 m |
| 4 Moore House, Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €480,000 | 143 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 received8 August 2000
- Further information requested28 July 2000
- Further information received8 August 2000
- Decision due3 October 2000
- Decision issued5 October 2000
- Grant issued20 November 2000
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