Sonas, Kilteel Road, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
Extension of operating hours at Happy Feet Early Learning Centre in Rathcoole to allow a second daily session.
SD11A/0013 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 January 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0013
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 January 2011
- Floor area
- 49 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking to extend the hours of operation at the existing childcare facility. This change will introduce a second preschool session in the afternoon, running from 1:15pm to 4:15pm.
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
- Extension of the hours of operation of happy feet early learning centre from the existing 9.30am
- 12.30pm to the proposed hours of operation from 9.30am
- 12.30pm/1.15pm to 4.15pm, allowing a second preschool session to occur between the hours of 1.15pm
- 4.15pm
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Blackthorn Hill Close, Kilteel Close, Rathcoole | Apr 2026 | €300,000 | 45 m |
| 6 Croftwell, School Road, Rathcoole | Apr 2026 | €586,000 | 47 m |
| Brookshane, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €1,050,000 | 50 m |
| 29 Blackthorn Hill Close, Rathcoole, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €312,500 | 87 m |
| 22 Blackthorn Hill Close, Rathcoole, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €212,000 | 101 m |
| 23 Blackthorn Hill Close, Rathcoole, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €308,000 | 101 m |
| 3 Croftwell Drive, Rathcoole, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €512,000 | 107 m |
| 27 Croftwell Square, Croftwell Square, Rathcoole | Jul 2025 | €607,000 | 112 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 received25 January 2011
- Decision due21 March 2011
- Decision issued8 March 2011
- Grant issued19 April 2011
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Construction of a two storey 5 bedroom dwelling on adjoining site
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SD03A/0259South DublinLodged 2 May 2003New dwelling
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SD12B/0145South DublinLodged 31 May 2012Extension
- Granted40 m away
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