Sunflowers, Ballyowen Lane, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Partial change of use of a house to a childcare facility, an entrance porch extension, and an attic conversion with a dormer window.
SD11A/0278 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 November 2011
- Reference
- SD11A/0278
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 November 2011
- Floor area
- 122 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert part of the ground floor of an existing dwelling into a childcare facility, extending the existing Sunflowers Childcare facility to the rear. It also includes the construction of an entrance porch for the childcare facility, additional car parking, and an attic conversion with a flat-roofed dormer window to the front of the house.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of part of the ground floor to existing dwelling from residential use to use as childcare facility (to extend use from existing detached sunflowers childcare facility to rear of dwelling); (b) construction of entrance porch extension for proposed childcare facility to rear of dwelling and all alterations associated with the change of use to childcare facility; (c) alterations to existing hardstanding to side / front of dwelling to provide additional carparking and associated hard and soft landscaping; (d) conversion of the attic space of the existing dwelling to create bedroom, study and en-suite with the construction of a flat roofed dormer roof windowto front of dwelling, velux roof windows, new replacement entrance porch to side of dwelling and all associated internal alterations.
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 131 m |
| 8 Mount Andrew Court, Mount Andrew, Lucan | Feb 2025 | €293,000 | 136 m |
| 3 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €332,500 | 140 m |
| 19 Mount Andrew Avenue, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 146 m |
| 3 Mount Andrew Place, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 151 m |
| 59 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 169 m |
| 11 Mount Andrew Rise, Lucan, Dublin | May 2025 | €339,000 | 179 m |
| 17 Lana Na Pairce, Ballowen Lane, Lucan | May 2026 | €375,000 | 195 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 received23 November 2011
- Decision due26 January 2012
- Decision issued24 January 2012
- Grant issued6 March 2012
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