52 Ballyroan Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
A new single-storey Montessori playschool, changing the existing playschool to a study and retaining a bedroom.
S02A/0078 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 April 2002
- Reference
- S02A/0078
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 April 2002
- Floor area
- 48 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a single-storey Montessori playschool at the side of the existing dwelling. It also proposes a change of use of the existing playschool to a study, and the retention of a bedroom above it.
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Official record
Development description
Single storey montessori playschool at side of existing dwelling, change of use of existing playschool to study and retention of bedroom over same.
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 5 July 2018.
Notified floor area: 226 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €730,000 | 88 m |
| 189 Ballyroan Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €780,000 | 89 m |
| 16 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2026 | €770,000 | 128 m |
| 5 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €910,000 | 159 m |
| 24 Ballyroan Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €805,000 | 165 m |
| 3 Pinewood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €850,000 | 178 m |
| 206 Ballyroan Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €865,000 | 203 m |
| 15 Pinewood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €500,000 | 209 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 received16 April 2002
- Further information requested4 April 2002
- Further information received16 April 2002
- Decision due11 June 2002
- Decision issued13 June 2002
- Grant issued24 July 2002
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD14A/0141South DublinLodged 3 Nov 2014Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Retain montessori play school
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S99A/0527South DublinLodged 30 Jul 1999Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Extension of playschool opening hours from 9:30am — 12:30 and 2
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SD19A/0254South DublinLodged 6 Dec 2019Commercial
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SD19B/0075South DublinLodged 5 Mar 2019Extension
- Granted30 m away
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SD16B/0350South DublinLodged 24 Oct 2016Extension
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SD10B/0260South DublinLodged 1 Jul 2010Extension
- Granted30 m away
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SD26B/0152WSouth DublinLodged 1 Apr 2026Extension
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