Oldcourt Road/Ballycullen Green, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Temporary two-storey post-primary school with 13 classrooms, parking, and play areas for a period of 5 years.
SD21A/0137 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 May 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0137
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 May 2021
- Floor area
- 2004 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the provision of a temporary two-storey post-primary school (Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School) with a gross floor area of approximately 2,000 sq.m. The development includes 10 standard classrooms, 3 specialist classrooms, 15 parking spaces, ball courts, play areas, and associated site works on a 0.86-hectare site.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Provision of a temporary two storey post-primary school (firhouse educate together secondary school: roll no. 68307j), comprising 10 classrooms and 3 specialist classrooms including all ancillary teacher and pupil facilities (2,000sq. M. Gross floor area approximately); provision of an internal vehicular drop-off area and internal circulation routes; 15 surface parking spaces; bicycle parking; ball courts and play areas; access to the proposed temporary school will be from oldcourt road; provision of piped infrastructure and ducting; plant; pedestrian access points; esb substation; attenuation tank; landscaping and boundary treatments; ancillary ramps and stairs; signage; changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground; on a 0.86ha site approximately, which forms part of a larger 1.77ha landholding earmarked to accommodate a future permanent post-primary school; temporary permission for a period of 5 years is being sought.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 1 May 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 August 2023.
Notified floor area: 177 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oldcourt Park Drive, Oldcourt Road, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €502,203 | 130 m |
| 5 Ballycullen Green, Old Court Road, Ballycullen | Jun 2026 | €622,000 | 140 m |
| 58 Hunters Lane, Hunters Wood, Ballycullen Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €535,000 | 183 m |
| 131 Hunters Green, Hunterswood, Ballycullen Dublin 24 | May 2026 | €433,000 | 185 m |
| 91 Hunters Green, Hunters Wood, Ballycullen Rd Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €360,000 | 188 m |
| 77 Hunters Green, Hunters Wood, Ballycullen Rd Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €370,000 | 190 m |
| 83 Hunters Green, Hunterswood, Ballycullen Dublin 24 | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 193 m |
| 8 Hunters Lane, Ballycullen Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 198 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 received26 May 2021
- Decision due20 July 2021
- Decision issued20 July 2021
- Appeal submitted16 August 2021
- Appeal decided14 February 2022
- Permission expiry16 February 2022
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