Holy Rosary Primary School, Oldcourt Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24
Demolition of existing school buildings and construction of a new two-storey 24-classroom school in Ballycragh.
SD10A/0338 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 November 2010
- Reference
- SD10A/0338
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 November 2010
- Floor area
- 3562 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing 11-classroom school building and 14 portacabins. A new two-storey school building of 3,562 sqm containing 24 classrooms and a general purpose hall will be constructed, alongside car park expansion and play areas.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of an existing 11 classroom single storey school building of 1135sq. M. And the removal of 14 single storey portacabin classrooms of 950 sq. M; the construction of a new two storey school building comprising 24 classroom plus general purpose hall with ancillary accommodation of 3562sq. M. Sq. M. With adjustments and enlargement of the existing car park adjacent to the existing church at oldcourt avenue to provide an additional 21 car parking spaces (providing 37 car parking spaces in total) with a new car park layout to provide a new bus drop off area for traffic management using the two existing vehicular entrances off oldcourt avenue with 2 additional hard play areas and reconfigured internal pedestrian paths and grass play areas with adjustments to foul and storm drainage and the provision of an underground surface water attenuation tank and a rain waste water harvesting tank with ancillary and enabling works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Ferncourt Green Old Court Rd, Dublin 24, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €616,000 | 84 m |
| 31 Old Court Ave, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 103 m |
| 29 Old Court Park, Ballycullen Gate, Dublin 24price excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €506,608 | 107 m |
| 9 Ferncourt Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €503,000 | 113 m |
| 17 Old Court Ave, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €526,000 | 120 m |
| 2 Ferncourt Dr, Old Court Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 141 m |
| 57 Ferncourt Green, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €495,000 | 142 m |
| 15 Oldcourt View, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €485,000 | 176 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 received12 November 2010
- Decision due17 January 2011
- Decision issued12 January 2011
- Grant issued22 February 2011
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Two storey semi permanent four classroom school building with ancillary and enabling works
Holy Rosary Primary School, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24
SD11A/0082South DublinLodged 5 Apr 2011Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
New pedestrian entrance gate to school
Holy Rosary Primary School, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24
SD10A/0375South DublinLodged 8 Dec 2010Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
One single storey semi permanent classroom school building with ancillary and enabling works
Holy Rosary Primary School, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24.
SD07A/0519South DublinLodged 7 Sept 2007Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Removal of a single storey semi-permanent sports changing room and the provision of a new semi-permanent…
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SD03A/0416South DublinLodged 20 Jun 2003Infrastructure
- InvalidAt this site
One number single storey semi permanent classroom school building with ancillary and enabling works
Holy Rosary Primary School, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24
SD07A/0355South DublinLodged 14 May 2007Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey permanent three storey classroom school building with ancillary and enabling works
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SD08A/0461South DublinLodged 3 Jul 2008Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey semi-permanent double classroom school building with relocation of existing semi-permanent…
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S01A/0372South DublinLodged 20 Jun 2001Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey semi-permanent double classroom school building with anicllary and enabling works
Holy Rosary Primary School, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24
SD06A/0370South DublinLodged 12 May 2006Infrastructure
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