Colaiste Cois Life, Castle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Construction of a two-storey pre-fabricated school building and associated site works at Colaiste Cois Life.
SD15A/0123 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 May 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0123
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 May 2015
- Floor area
- 771.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a two-storey pre-fabricated building linked to the existing school, containing classrooms, a science room, and toilets. It also includes pedestrian and cycle pathway connections and shared use of a set-down area.
- Storeys
- 2
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 pre-fabricated, 2 storey building with a single storey link to existing buildings to comprise on the ground floor: a science room and prep room, 3 classrooms, communal corridor, toilets, passenger lift, link corridor and accommodation stairs, and on the first floor: 5 classrooms, toilets, communal corridor, passenger lift, accommodation staircase and external fire escape stairs with connections to the existing foul water drainage system and the provision of an on-site surface water disposal system, together with all other ancillary and associated site works. The increased and shared use of the existing gate controlled set down/pick-up area off castle road/esker meadow view, adjacent to gaelscoil phadraig, for the benefit of the 3 schools and the creation of a new section of pedestrian/cycle pathway connecing the existing footpath/cycle lane from griffeen road on the south boundary through the colaiste cois life site to the existing footpath at the west site boundary with esker educate together national school.
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 13 September 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 January 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 72 - Esker Manor, Lucan, Co Dublin | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 106 m |
| 88 Esker Manor, Lucan, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 106 m |
| Apt 78 Esker Manor Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 110 m |
| 86 Esker Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin | Feb 2025 | €320,000 | 110 m |
| 55 Esker Manor Lucan, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €335,000 | 132 m |
| 20 Esker Meadow Lawn, Lucan, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €515,000 | 138 m |
| 30 Esker Manor Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €356,000 | 147 m |
| 35 Esker Manor Lucan, Dublin | May 2026 | €335,000 | 154 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 received8 May 2015
- Decision due2 July 2015
- Decision issued1 July 2015
- Grant issued10 August 2015
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