Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Redevelopment of Loreto Primary School including demolition, a new 21-classroom school, and refurbishment works.
SD20A/0296 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 March 2021
- Reference
- SD20A/0296
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 March 2021
- Floor area
- 3918 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing school buildings and a nursing home to construct a new 3,833 sq.m primary school. It includes the refurbishment of Teresa Ball House with an 85 sq.m extension and change of use, located within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Redevelopment at the site of existing girls national school (part of the site is in the curtilage of loreto abbey, a protected structure - rps no. 253) consisting of demolition of existing school buildings and portacabins; construction of new 3,833sq. M part 3-, 2-, and 1-storey 21 classroom primary school building, connected to existing 2-storey granite building which is to be refurbished; demolition of existing 3-storey red brick lourdes nursing home fronting convent lane; refurbishment of and alterations to existing teresa ball house with new 85sq. M extension and change of use from nursing home to educational use with 3-classrooms and ancillary resource teaching areas; teresa ball house is in the curtilage of loreto abbey, a protected structure (rps no. 253); construction of 2-storey, 20-classroom temporary school prefabricated accommodation for school use during the demolition and construction works; associated vehicular drop-off, set-down and parking provisions; associated hard-surface play areas, landscaping, boundary treatments; associated surface water attenuation, foul and surface water drainage connections, site works and ancillary services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €395,000 | 71 m |
| 160 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 71 m |
| 39 Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €985,000 | 93 m |
| 127 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €428,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd | Mar 2025 | €421,500 | 96 m |
| Apt 308, Mother Teresa House, Loreto Abbey Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 100 m |
| 325 Mother Teresa House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham | May 2026 | €737,000 | 100 m |
| 28 Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €614,000 | 107 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 March 2021
- Further information requested20 January 2021
- Further information received5 March 2021
- Decision due1 April 2021
- Decision issued1 April 2021
- Appeal submitted23 April 2021
- Permission expiry23 October 2021
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