Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna, Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.
Construction of a new three-storey, 16-classroom primary school building with play areas, car parking, and road realignments.
SD18A/0372 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 October 2018
- Reference
- SD18A/0372
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 October 2018
- Floor area
- 2833.71 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a permanent three-storey primary school building for Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna. It will feature 16 en-suite classrooms, a general purpose room, a roof garden, and solar panels. External works include two ball courts, junior play areas, a 10-car drop-off bay, and realigned access roads and footpaths.
- Storeys
- 3
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
(a) 3 storey permanent primary school building containing 16 en-suite classrooms, 1 general purpose room, 1 library/resource room, 1 multi-purpose room, 3 special education tuition rooms, all associated staff and pupil ancillary accommodation/facilities, roof garden, pv solar panels on the south facing pitched roofs and external building signage; (b) 2 ball courts with associated perimeter fencing; (c) junior play areas; (d) car parking for staff and visitors; (e) formation of a drop off bay for 10 cars, relocation of pedestrian crossing and provision for new pedestrian crossing, all on the knocklyon road; (f) realignment of access road and junction from knocklyon road including provision for new and realigned footpaths including shared cycle/pedestrian paths to both north and south of the junction; (g) all associated site works including boundary walls/fencing with signage, entrance gates, connection to public storm drainage via an attenuation system, connection to public foul drainage at delaford ave, public lighting, bike shelter, landscaping and temporary site compound.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside, Old Knocklyon Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €630,000 | 150 m |
| Apt 5 Prospect Lodge, Knocklyn Road, Dublin 16 | Jun 2025 | €330,000 | 186 m |
| 3 Taobh Na Coille, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €551,000 | 193 m |
| 6 Taoibh Na Coille, Ballycullen Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €626,000 | 197 m |
| 38 Knockfield Manor, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €975,000 | 236 m |
| 18 Delaford Dr, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jul 2026 | €655,000 | 241 m |
| 7 Homeville Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jun 2025 | €393,000 | 256 m |
| 2 Knocklyon Ave, Knocklyon Woods, Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €881,000 | 276 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 October 2018
- Decision due5 December 2018
- Decision issued5 December 2018
- Grant issued21 January 2019
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