1A, Allenton Green, Ballycragh, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Change of use from retail to a childcare and after-school facility.
SD16A/0163 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 August 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0163
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 August 2016
- Floor area
- 75 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a 75 sq.m retail unit into a sessional childcare and after-school facility for up to 30 children. The proposal includes a 25 sq.m outdoor play area at the rear and operating hours from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm.
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
Change of use from general retail to sessional services childcare facility/after school care, the children range in ages from 2.5 years to 12 years old, (max. Of 30 children), the opening hours from 8.30 am until 6.30pm, monday to friday, (total floor area 75sq. M) and out-door play area at rear ground level circa. 25sq. M with associated site works, services and landscaping.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Allenton Way, Ballycragh, Tallaght | Apr 2026 | €445,000 | 53 m |
| 7 Allenton Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €382,000 | 90 m |
| 94 Allenton Dr, Ballycragh, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Jun 2026 | €501,000 | 109 m |
| 10 Allenton Avenue, Ballycragh, Firhouse | Jul 2025 | €380,000 | 119 m |
| 5 Allenton Gardens Ballycragh, Tallaght Dublin 24, Dublin | May 2026 | €385,000 | 153 m |
| 121 Allenton Ave, Ballycragh, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €434,000 | 174 m |
| 46 Ely Close, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €415,000 | 184 m |
| 54a Allenton Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price | Mar 2026 | €235,000 | 214 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 received4 August 2016
- Further information requested7 July 2016
- Further information received4 August 2016
- Decision due31 August 2016
- Decision issued25 August 2016
- Grant issued3 October 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
Single storey extension to the side and rear with rooflights over all
32, Allenton Avenue, Ballycragh, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD04B/0626South DublinLodged 29 Nov 2004Extension
- Granted40 m away
Ground floor extension (38.28sq.m.) and a first floor extension (31.08sq.m.) to the rear and side of the…
33, Allenton Avenue, Ballycragh, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD09B/0406South DublinLodged 22 Apr 2010Extension
- Granted50 m away
Single storey front extension
41, Allenton Avenue, Ballycragh, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD07B/0029South DublinLodged 18 Jan 2007Extension
- Granted80 m away
Double storey extension to gable end of house and associated site works to include raising rear and side…
59, Allenton Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD07B/0892South DublinLodged 31 Oct 2007Extension
- Withdrawn80 m away
Double storey extension to gable end of house and to include raising boundary walls
59, Allenton Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD04B/0168South DublinLodged 13 Apr 2004Extension
- Granted90 m away
Single storey extension to side and rear and porch and canopy to front of double storey dwelling house
23 Allenton Gardens, Ballycragh, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD02B/0239South DublinLodged 7 Jun 2002Extension
- Granted100 m away
Proposed single storey ground floor front extension with pitched roof over
92, Allenton Drive, Dublin 24
SD09B/0095South DublinLodged 26 Mar 2009Extension
- Granted110 m away
Extension to front elevation consisting of new door, new front window including 3.5 metre high pitched roof
94 Allenton Drive, Ballycragh, Dublin 24.
S01B/0363South DublinLodged 5 Jul 2001Extension
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