Scoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
Extension of a room at Scoil Carmel Junior National School following the demolition of a prefabricated resource room.
SD20A/0294 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 November 2020
- Reference
- SD20A/0294
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 November 2020
- Floor area
- 72 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Scoil Carmel Junior National School on Firhouse Road involves a room extension at the western end of the main school building. This will require the demolition and removal of the existing prefabricated Resource Room structure.
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
Room extension at the western end of the main school building. The works will involve the demolition and removal of the existing prefabricated resource room structure.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 July 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 75 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €721,000 | 171 m |
| 59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 197 m |
| Larkrise, Firhouse Rd, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €850,000 | 209 m |
| 43 Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €600,000 | 254 m |
| 22 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €550,000 | 272 m |
| 62a Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €710,000 | 278 m |
| 9 Bolbrook Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €472,000 | 329 m |
| 4 Bolbrook Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 340 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 received13 November 2020
- Decision due18 January 2021
- Decision issued18 January 2021
- Grant issued1 March 2021
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