1, Willsbrook Road, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Partial change of use of a house in Lucan to expand an existing Montessori school.
SD16A/0207 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 August 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0207
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 August 2016
- Floor area
- 15.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the ground floor dining room, utility room, and part of the hall to a sessional Montessori school. This will expand the current school capacity from 9 to 15 students and includes two new parking spaces.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of the existing ground floor dining room, utility room and part of hall to use as a sessional montessori school and the provision of 2 additional on-site parking spaces, which will expand the current sessional montessori school from 9 to 15 students.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Oct 2025 | €481,500 | 29 m |
| 7 Fforster Sq, Willsbrook Rd, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 37 m |
| 5 Fforster Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €392,000 | 69 m |
| 7 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | May 2025 | €530,000 | 71 m |
| 37 Fforster Sq, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €348,000 | 97 m |
| 87 Fforster Lawn, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 102 m |
| 31 Fforster Sq, Ballydowd, Lucan | Feb 2025 | €327,000 | 115 m |
| 5 Willsbrook Rd, Esker Wood, Lucan | Jun 2025 | €478,000 | 134 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 received18 August 2016
- Further information requested28 July 2016
- Further information received18 August 2016
- Decision due14 September 2016
- Decision issued13 September 2016
- Grant issued24 October 2016
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey conservatory measuring 2.94 x 2.56 metres at the side
No.1, Willsbrook Road, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD04B/0563South DublinLodged 10 Jan 2005Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Change of use of existing dining room area, sun room, conservatory area, utility room and portion of existing…
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SD15A/0307South DublinLodged 12 Oct 2015Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of existing ground floor living room, hall and w.c. to sessional Montessori use for 9 children
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SD05A/0642South DublinLodged 29 Jul 2005Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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SD16A/0367South DublinLodged 25 Oct 2016Retention
- Invalid50 m away
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SD17B/0107South DublinLodged 22 Mar 2017Extension
- Granted50 m away
Demolition of an existing porch and the construction of a new porch 1.8m depth and 2.5m wide to the front of…
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SD17B/0182South DublinLodged 12 May 2017Extension
- Granted60 m away
Single storey extension to rear
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SD06B/0222South DublinLodged 5 Apr 2006Extension
- Granted60 m away
Two storey extension attached to rear and side of house with pitched and hipped roof and conservatory to rear…
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