Units 1 & 2 First Floor, Orlagh Shopping Centre, Orlagh Grove, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
Change of use of part of an office to expand an existing pre-school in Scholarstown.
SD21A/0289 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 October 2021
- Reference
- SD21A/0289
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 October 2021
- Floor area
- 27.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of part of an existing first-floor office to provide additional floor area for an existing pre-school facility. The works include installing new openable windows at each gable.
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
Change of use of part of existing office at unit 1 first floor to provide additional floor area to existing pre-school facility at unit 2 first floor; associated works including new openable windows at each gable.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 8 September 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 September 2022.
Notified floor area: 27.4 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Orlagh Green, Scholarstown Rd, Dublin 16not full market price | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 68 m |
| 7 Orlagh Lawn, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €890,000 | 176 m |
| 21 Orlagh Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €700,000 | 185 m |
| 19 Woodfield, Scholarstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €595,000 | 192 m |
| 27 Orlagh Grove, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €822,000 | 217 m |
| 17 Orlagh Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €900,000 | 224 m |
| 20 Orlagh Rise, Scholarstown Rd, Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €822,000 | 234 m |
| 14 Orlagh Court, Scholarstown Rd, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €675,000 | 234 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 October 2021
- Decision due16 December 2021
- Decision issued16 December 2021
- Grant issued28 January 2022
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
18m high lighting structure with floodlights, 3 GSM antennas and 1 transmission link dish
Orlagh Grove, Shopping Centre, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.
S01A/0284South DublinLodged 10 May 2001Infrastructure
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Change of use from Video Store to Chinese Take-Away and new fascia sign
Unit 4, Orlagh Shopping Cenre, Orlagh Grove, Scholarstown Road, Knocklyon, , Dublin 16.
S02A/0053South DublinLodged 30 Jan 2002Change of use
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SD08A/0387South DublinLodged 19 Sept 2008Change of use
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SD13A/0020South DublinLodged 8 Feb 2013Commercial
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SD20B/0238South DublinLodged 13 Jul 2020Alterations
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of 2 rooms from domestic use to play group for 3 hours per day, 4 days per week
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S01A/0786South DublinLodged 27 Nov 2001Change of use
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