Site bounded by Newlands Road, Castle Road and Rossecourt Avenue, Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Demolition of a temporary building and construction of a new 28-classroom special school in Balgaddy.
SD15A/0096 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 April 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0096
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 April 2015
- Floor area
- 7076 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey temporary building. In its place, a part single-storey, part two-storey special educational needs school will be built, featuring 28 classrooms, play areas, and a bus set-down area.
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
Demolition of an existing single storey, temporary building and the construction of a part single storey, part two-storey special school for pupils with special educational needs, comprising 28 classrooms, administration offices, clinical offices, ancillary spaces, courtyards, ground and roof level play areas, together with new vehicular and pedestrian accesses, surface car parking, bus set-down area and associated site development 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 2 May 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 December 2020.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 Rosewood Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €550,000 | 69 m |
| 10 Rosse Court Ave, Balgaddy Rd, Lucannot full market price | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 97 m |
| 10 Rosse Court Hall Lucan, Dublin | May 2025 | €310,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 2, Rosse Court Ave, Balgaddy Rd | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 100 m |
| 1 Rosse Court Ave, Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 105 m |
| 29 Rosewood Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €416,000 | 120 m |
| 50 Rosewood Grove, Lucan, Dublin | May 2026 | €470,000 | 124 m |
| 19 Rosse Court Grove Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €291,369 | 126 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 received15 April 2015
- Decision due9 June 2015
- Decision issued5 June 2015
- Grant issued13 July 2015
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