The Millennium Building, Firhouse Community & Leisure Club Ltd, Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Retention of change of use from a youth club to a pre-school, after-school, and community facility in Firhouse.
SD19A/0269 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 November 2019
- Reference
- SD19A/0269
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 5 November 2019
- Floor area
- 205.29 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a ground floor youth club facility to a shared pre-school, after-school, and multi-purpose community facility. The application also includes minor external alterations such as replacing doors and windows.
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
Retention of change of use of youth club facility at ground floor level to a shared pre-school and after-school facility together with multi-purpose rooms for community use, complete with toilet and storage facilities (area- 205.29sq. M), replacing of two external steel doors to glazed doors within the side/east elevation, replace an existing window to a new escape door and construction of 1 new external window, both within the rear/north elevation facing ballycullen drive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 91 m |
| 50 Parklands Court, Ballycullen, Firhouse | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 101 m |
| Apt. 1 The Court Block A1, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €325,688 | 139 m |
| 12 The Court Block A2, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €317,181 | 139 m |
| 3 The Court Block A1, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €308,370 | 139 m |
| 3 Oldcourt Park Drive, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €594,714 | 139 m |
| 9 The Court Block A2, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €312,775 | 139 m |
| Apt. 13 The Court Block B, Ballycullen Gate, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €325,688 | 139 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 received5 November 2019
- Further information requested14 October 2019
- Further information received5 November 2019
- Decision due2 December 2019
- Decision issued2 December 2019
- Grant issued17 January 2020
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- Granted30 m away
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SD07A/0988South DublinLodged 12 Dec 2007Retention
- Granted30 m away
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