39 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Change of use of a ground floor nursing home to a montessori school with residential use upstairs.
S01A/0517 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 January 2002
- Reference
- S01A/0517
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 January 2002
- Floor area
- 168 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert the ground floor of an existing nursing home into a montessori school. The first floor will be used for residential purposes.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Change of use of ground floor from nursing home to montessori school with first floor residential.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 127 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €865,000 | 104 m |
| 38 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €920,000 | 112 m |
| 13 Brookmount Court, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 119 m |
| 78 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €912,500 | 138 m |
| 8 Brookmount Court, Buterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Jul 2025 | €375,000 | 142 m |
| 3 Charleville Sq, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €841,000 | 151 m |
| 11 Charleville Square, Rathfarnham, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €775,000 | 202 m |
| 2 Bella Vista Lodge, Off Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Mar 2026 | €898,000 | 206 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 January 2002
- Decision due5 March 2002
- Decision issued6 March 2002
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