Sunflowers, Ballyowen Lane, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Retention of an increased capacity from 42 to 56 children at a Lucan childcare facility.
SD21A/0195 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 November 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0195
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 22 November 2021
- Floor area
- 418 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain an increase in the daily capacity of children from 42 to 56 at an existing childcare facility. The application also includes two additional on-site parking spaces with no new construction proposed.
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 the permissible number of children attending from a daily total of 42 to 56 at any one time at the existing childcare facility from that approved in previous planning ref. Sd11a/0278 and extended & amended by ref. Sd16a/0343; 2 additional carparking spaces on site; no additional construction work is proposed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 131 m |
| 8 Mount Andrew Court, Mount Andrew, Lucan | Feb 2025 | €293,000 | 136 m |
| 3 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €332,500 | 140 m |
| 19 Mount Andrew Avenue, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 146 m |
| 3 Mount Andrew Place, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 151 m |
| 59 Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 169 m |
| 11 Mount Andrew Rise, Lucan, Dublin | May 2025 | €339,000 | 179 m |
| 17 Lana Na Pairce, Ballowen Lane, Lucan | May 2026 | €375,000 | 195 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 received22 November 2021
- Further information requested7 September 2021
- Further information received7 October 2021
- Decision due20 December 2021
- Decision issued13 December 2021
- Grant issued28 January 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD11A/0278South DublinLodged 23 Nov 2011Change of use
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SD16A/0343South DublinLodged 30 Sept 2016Commercial
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SD03A/0319South DublinLodged 23 May 2003New dwelling
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SD02B/0475South DublinLodged 17 Oct 2002Extension
- Granted40 m away
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SD12B/0309South DublinLodged 17 Dec 2012Extension
- Granted50 m away
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SD05A/0449South DublinLodged 12 Aug 2005New dwelling
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SD08A/0499South DublinLodged 3 Oct 2008New dwelling
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