Bishop Galvin and Bishop Shanahan National Schools, Orwell Park, Dublin 6W.
Replacement of a prefab with a two-storey link building containing 8 classrooms at two schools in Dublin 6W.
SD15A/0372 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 December 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0372
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2015
- Floor area
- 2042 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to remove a single-storey prefab and construct a two-storey permanent link building joining two schools, containing 8 classrooms and 5 resource rooms. The project includes a temporary prefab structure and a temporary construction access road.
- 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
Remove existing single storey prefabricated building at the eastern end of the school campus in order to replace this structure with a two storey permanent link building joining the existing two schools and incorporating 8 classrooms, 5 resource rooms and ancillary areas including a high level plant room for water storage from a new underground rain water harvesting system. The works will involve constructing a single storey 8 classroom and 6 resource rooms temporary prefabricated structure at the eastern end of the playing field on the southern side of the campus together with forming a temporary construction site vehicular access road in the north eastern corner of the site from orwell park. Both the playing field and the area of the access road will be reinstated on completion of the 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.
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What happened next
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 May 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 July 2018.
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rossmore Rd, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Dec 2025 | €605,000 | 90 m |
| 26 Rossmore Lawns, Templeouge, Dublin 6w | Apr 2026 | €635,000 | 108 m |
| 29 Rossmore Lawns, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Apr 2026 | €642,500 | 110 m |
| 21 Rossmore Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Mar 2025 | €610,000 | 113 m |
| 33 Rossmore Lawns, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Mar 2026 | €775,000 | 121 m |
| 45 Rossmore Lawns, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Aug 2025 | €770,000 | 173 m |
| 3 Domville Dr, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Jan 2026 | €650,000 | 185 m |
| 47 Rossmore Lawns, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Dec 2025 | €662,000 | 196 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 received11 December 2015
- Decision due15 February 2016
- Decision issued11 February 2016
- Grant issued21 March 2016
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