Golden Dawn B & B, Collegelands, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Change of use of four bed and breakfast bedrooms to a pre-school playschool and staff room.
SD10A/0391 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 April 2011
- Reference
- SD10A/0391
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 April 2011
- Floor area
- 90 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves converting four existing B&B bedrooms at Golden Dawn B&B. Two walls will be removed to combine three bedrooms into a playschool area, while the fourth bedroom will become a staff room.
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 4 no. Bedrooms from b & b to use as pre-school playschool. The development consists of removing two walls to unite 3 no. Existing bedrooms into the playschool and the use of the 4th bedroom to change to a staff room.
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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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 April 2011
- Further information requested17 February 2011
- Further information received15 April 2011
- Decision due12 May 2011
- Decision issued12 May 2011
- Grant issued22 June 2011
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