Saint Colmcille's Community School, Scholarstown Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
A single-storey classroom extension block at the front of the existing school.
SD05A/0612 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 September 2005
- Reference
- SD05A/0612
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 September 2005
- Floor area
- 342 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a 342 sq.m single-storey classroom extension block to accommodate Transition Year students. It will include classrooms, a technical drawing room, group rooms, a meditation room, offices, and minor landscaping.
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Official record
Development description
342sq. M single storey classroom extension block to the front of the existing 4026sq. M school to accommodate transition year students. The proposed extension comprises two general classrooms (43.75sq. M each), a technical drawing room (59.5 sq. M), two group rooms (21.7 sq. M each) a religion/meditation room (53.9 sq. M) a pastoral office (9.9 sq. M) an adminastrative office (6.1sq. M) and will incorporate minor landscaping and drainage line re-location.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Woodfield, Scholarstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €595,000 | 67 m |
| 11 Woodfield, Scholarstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €755,000 | 124 m |
| 28 Woodfield, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €976,000 | 139 m |
| 36 Woodfield, Knocklyon, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €595,000 | 142 m |
| 49 Woodfield, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €850,000 | 145 m |
| 31 Woodfield, Scholarstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €520,000 | 148 m |
| 44 Woodfield, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €630,000 | 178 m |
| 27 Orlagh Grove, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €822,000 | 185 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 September 2005
- Further information requested13 September 2005
- Further information received23 September 2005
- Decision due20 October 2005
- Decision issued18 October 2005
- Grant issued1 December 2005
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