St. Brigids Junior National School, Brookfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Demolition of two temporary school cabins and construction of a new single-storey classroom block.
SD14A/0059 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 March 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0059
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 March 2014
- Floor area
- 575 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing two existing single-storey flat-roofed portacabin blocks totaling 481 sq.m. In their place, a new 575 sq.m. pitched-roof block will be built, containing four mainstream classrooms and six resource rooms.
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Official record
Development description
Removal of two single storey flat roofed portacabin blocks of 481sq. M. Overall size (block 1 comprising 116sq. M. Of 1 resource room plus 1 classroom; block 2 comprising 365sq. M. Of 8 resource rooms plus 2 classrooms) with the construction of one replacement block of 575sq. M. Additional accommodation with a pitched roof and comprising 4 number 80sq. M. Mainstream classrooms and 6 number 16sq. M. Resource rooms; all external finishes to match the existing school with enabling and ancillary works with connections into existing drains on site.
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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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 1 September 2014.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Swiftbrook Dr, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €307,000 | 144 m |
| 10 Swiftbrook Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €315,000 | 161 m |
| 4 Swiftbrook Close, Fortunestown Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €192,000 | 161 m |
| 12 Swiftbrook Avenue, Fortunestown, Tallaght | May 2026 | €265,000 | 175 m |
| 10 Swiftbrook Ave, Tallaght Dublin 24, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €317,000 | 180 m |
| 20 Brookview Green, Brookview Est, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 181 m |
| 14 Swiftbrook Dr, Tallaght, Dublin | May 2025 | €300,000 | 196 m |
| 43 Swiftbrook Dr, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2026 | €305,000 | 223 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 received21 March 2014
- Decision due15 May 2014
- Decision issued14 May 2014
- Grant issued23 June 2014
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