St. Mary's Convent Building (Protected Structure) at Sancta Maria College, Ballyroan Crescent, Dublin 16.
Replacement of an emergency escape staircase at a protected convent building.
SD05A/1033 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 December 2005
- Reference
- SD05A/1033
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 December 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves replacing the existing emergency escape staircase at St. Mary's Convent House, a protected structure. Works include installing a new two-storey steel staircase and lowering a window cill to create an emergency escape door.
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Official record
Development description
Replacement of an existing emergency escape staircase to the st. Mary's convent house, which is a protected structure: the proposed new two storey steel staircase is 1m wide and is designed to meet current building regulations. The proposed works also involves some minor alterations to the existing western elevation of the convent building, incorporating the reduction in the cill height of an existing window by 700mm to facilitate the provision of an emergency escape door.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 The Glen, Boden Park, Ballyboden Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €535,000 | 166 m |
| 34 Boden Heath, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €478,000 | 200 m |
| 37 Boden Heath, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 200 m |
| 39 Boden Heath, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €475,000 | 204 m |
| 47 Boden Heath Ballyboden, Dublin 16, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 214 m |
| Apartment 6, Ballyroan Houseprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €595,000 | 226 m |
| Apartment 8, Ballyroan House, Watson Placeprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €379,654 | 226 m |
| 63 Boden Heath, Boden Park, Ballyboden | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 227 m |
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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 received22 December 2005
- Decision due24 February 2006
- Decision issued19 January 2006
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- GrantedAt this site
Replacement of an existing emergency escape staircase. The proposed new two storey steel staircase is 1m wide…
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- GrantedAt this site
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Provision of two GAA pitches (145 M x 95 M) with associated site works to existing open space/playing fields.…
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SD04A/0369South DublinLodged 12 Nov 2004Infrastructure
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SD11A/0290South DublinLodged 9 Dec 2011Other
- GrantedAt this site
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