Little Harvard Creche & Montessori, 1, The Lodge, The Crescent, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Increase in childcare places and extended opening hours at a Rathfarnham creche.
SD21A/0176 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 October 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0176
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to increase childcare capacity from 45 to 70 places at Little Harvard Creche & Montessori. The application also proposes extending the opening hours to 7am - 7pm, Monday to Friday, following an internal floorplan redesign.
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
- Increase in childcare places from 45 permitted under application sd15a/0017 to 70 places due to an internal floorplan redesign; increase the opening hours from the permitted 8am to 6.30pm to proposed hours of 7am
- 7pm, monday to friday
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 The Crescent, Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road | Dec 2025 | €800,000 | 83 m |
| 9 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham | Aug 2025 | €705,000 | 85 m |
| 2 The Walk, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham | Jul 2025 | €811,000 | 122 m |
| 13 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham | Apr 2025 | €762,000 | 132 m |
| 84 Scholarstown Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €571,000 | 149 m |
| 11 The Close, Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road | Sept 2025 | €750,000 | 155 m |
| 33 The Close, Carberry Meadows, Balmostonprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €374,449 | 167 m |
| 79 Scholarstown Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 176 m |
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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 October 2021
- Further information requested24 August 2021
- Further information received5 October 2021
- Decision due2 November 2021
- Decision issued2 November 2021
- Grant issued14 December 2021
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