Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Planning application SD26A/0123W
DecisionGrant permission & grant retention
Decided10 July 2026
Application typePermission and Retention
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- SD16A/0154Construction of a single storey temporary prefabricated style secondary school building for Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh secondary school. The development will be retained for a period of 5 years. The development will provide 5 general classrooms, 4 specialist classrooms, toilet and other ancillary facilities. Associated site works will include widened on site road with parking and set down area, drainage connections and soakway, new watermain connection, widening of the existing vehicular entrance access gates and new pedestrian access gate opening off Dispensary Lane, site landscaping, all located on the grounds of Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (A protected structure RPS No. 252 & 253). / 0.0 km away / 11 July 2016Granted
- SD07A/0781Modifications to previously approved mixed residential and commercial development at the Loreto Abbey site (Reg. Ref. S00A/0554; PL00S.125554 and S00A/0554/EP) which included for the permission for a change of use of Loreto Abbey "Georgian House" protected structure from the existing established institutional uses to a 102 number bedroom nursing home (8,471sqm); this included the change of use of lower ground floor of the chapel from ecclesiastical use to nursing home use, the remainder of the chapel was not affected by the permitted development and the addition of five extensions to the existing building (to accommodate the nursing home), comprising a new lobby, two number stairwells and a lift shaft, a three storey glazed link, and a second floor glazed extension, all totalling 653sqm. The modifications to the permitted development comprise: 1) The provision of a new three storey extension (1,637sqm) to the north of the existing complex including removal of existing two storey corridor link between the Georgian house and St. Annes building in lieu of previously approved entrance lobby and two sets of stairs and five separate extensions establishing a well functioning circulation link at each floor level between the Georgian house, the St Annes building and the gymnasium resulting in an increase of 11 bedrooms from the previously permitted 102 bedrooms to a total of 113 bedrooms. 2) revisions to the previously approved nursing home internal room layout in the Georgian house, Church, Concert Hall, Gymnasium and building known as St Annes to upgrade and improve the nursing home accommodation to bring it in line with currant and future industry best practice. / 0.0 km away / 19 February 2008Granted
- SD22A/0153Development on site for Phase 1 (of a 2-phase future masterplan) partial demolitions, refurbishment and a new circulation link extension to the existing Loreto Abbey Complex, protected structures (RPS no.s 252 and 253) at the Grange Road Loreto Rathfarnham for use as Gaelcholaiste an Phiarsaigh; The proposed Phase 1 works shall consist of partial demolitions of two storey link and toilet extensions; construction of a new 787sq.m replacement four storey glazed circulation extension linking the existing 1725 Georgian House and 1890's St. Anne's buildings; refurbishment works to the existing 1725 Georgian House and 1890's St. Anne's buildings, with works to the ground floor of the 1903 Gymnasium Building (all forming part of the protected structure RPS no. 253) totalling 3,854sq.m; demolition of 20th Century extension to, and holding works for future re-use, to Northern Gate Lodge (RPS No. 252); construction of temporary school prefabricated toilet accommodation for school use during the phasing of the main construction works; on-site drop-off, set-down and vehicular parking provisions, and associated off-site works adjoining the shared access road/ right of way with the Loreto Abbey Apartment Development; all associated hard- and soft- surface play areas, bicycle parking area and landscaping, boundary treatments; associated surface water attenuation, foul and surface water drainage connections, site works and ancillary services. / 0.0 km away / 19 May 2023Granted
- SD03A/0131Construction of a single storey caretaker/security office (20 sq.m.) located adjacent to new entrance at Dispensary Lane forming part of an overall approved scheme; Register Reference S00A/0554, An Bord Pleanala PL.06S.125554. (Protected Structure Ref. No. 28 South Dublin Development Plan 1998). / 0.1 km away / 29 April 2003Granted
- SD02A/0762Temporary portable accommodation for use as a Health Centre in carpark of existing Health Centre. / 0.1 km away / 20 May 2003Granted
- SD21A/0151Erect signage including the school logo (3.05m wide x 0.92m high, overall signage area proposed is 2.8sq.m.) and all associated site development works at the entrance (Protected Structure). / 0.1 km away / 28 July 2021Granted
- SD08A/0182Demolition of existing 1 no. 1 storey building and 1 no. 2 storey building together with outbuildings and construction of a 4 storey single apartment block (with top floor incorporated into the attic level) consisting of 7 no. apartments broken down into 4 no. 2 bedrooms apartments and 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments with proposed balconies facing east and roof terrace to the north of the proposed block. Proposed 4 no. dormer windows at attic level, 2 no. facing west and 2 no. facing east together with proposed 9 no. car spaces to the east of the proposed development, vehicular access off Convent Lane through existing at 17A Convent Lane to the south of proposed site, and pedestrian access off Grange Road to the west of the building all together with landscaping, bin storage, boundary treatment and associated site development works. / 0.1 km away / 07 November 2008Granted