16 & 17, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 F5X8 & D14 R2T3
Change of use from office to creche to combine with an existing adjacent creche.
SD22A/0379 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 January 2023
- Reference
- SD22A/0379
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves a change of use from office to creche at No. 17, combining it with the existing creche at No. 16. Works include two interconnecting doors in the party wall, accessible WCs, a new rear door, and removing the rear party boundary wall to create one play area.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from office to creche use of no. 17 and combining proposed creche with existing creche at no 16 (reg ref s95a/0124), alterations to facilitate a single operator including; provision of two interconnecting doors in party wall between no. 16 and no. 17; provision of universal accessible wc's to no. 17; provision of new rear door to no. 17 and closure of existing side door; removal of rear party boundary wall to provide one play area; minor internal alterations, and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 April 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 August 2024.
Notified floor area: 150.4 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 24 m |
| 3 Loftus Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Main St Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €430,500 | 54 m |
| 7 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €340,000 | 78 m |
| 25 Loftus Sq, The Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €596,000 | 87 m |
| 30 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14not full market price | Feb 2026 | €276,500 | 103 m |
| Apt 4 The Laurels, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnaham | Apr 2025 | €343,000 | 125 m |
| 571 Woodview Cottages, Churchlane, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €671,000 | 154 m |
| 40 Village Court, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham | Jan 2026 | €540,000 | 166 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 received9 January 2023
- Further information requested30 November 2022
- Further information received9 January 2023
- Decision due6 February 2023
- Decision issued3 February 2023
- Grant issued10 March 2023
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD09A/0106South DublinLodged 16 Mar 2009Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Two storey kitchen and toilet facility at the rear
16 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 .
S99A/0252South DublinLodged 21 May 1999Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use to provide restaurant at ground and first floor with associated shop front alterations and…
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S99A/0926South DublinLodged 28 Feb 2000Change of use
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SD17A/0394South DublinLodged 26 Feb 2018Change of use
- Not exempt — permission neededAt this site
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ED25/0048South DublinLodged 20 Jun 2025Alterations
- Granted30 m away
A Primary Care Facility consisting of a single storey and two storey extension to the west (rear) and 2…
Seasons, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD12A/0042/EPSouth DublinLodged 11 Jan 2017Commercial
- Not exempt — permission needed30 m away
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ED23/0011South DublinLodged 10 Mar 2023Other
- Granted30 m away
A Primary Care Facility consisting of a single storey and two storey extension to the west (rear) and 2…
Seasons, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD12A/0042South DublinLodged 5 Jun 2012Commercial
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