Divine Word National School, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Construction of a part single, part two-storey school extension and removal of three prefab classrooms.
SD14A/0122 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 June 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0122
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 June 2014
- Floor area
- 533 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a part single-storey and part two-storey building to the west of the existing school, comprising four classrooms and four resource rooms. It also includes removing three prefab classrooms and building a new basketball court.
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
Construction of a new part single storey and part two storey building to west side of existing school comprising 4 no. Classrooms, 4 no. Resource rooms and ancillary accommodation; removal of 3 no. Existing pre-fabricated classroom buildings; new basketball court to south west of existing school; associated site development and site boundary 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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 December 2014.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Hermitage Downs, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 93 m |
| 30 Eden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €800,000 | 157 m |
| 18 Marley Ave, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €825,000 | 165 m |
| 47 Grange Manor Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €676,000 | 182 m |
| 21 Marley Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 204 m |
| 50 Marley Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €725,000 | 216 m |
| 6 Hermitage Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €805,000 | 230 m |
| 16 Marley Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €800,000 | 238 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 received9 June 2014
- Decision due3 August 2014
- Decision issued30 July 2014
- Grant issued8 September 2014
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