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Planning application SD20A/0296/EP

Loreto Primary School Redevelopment

Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Current status

Under assessment

Next key date

Decision due

23 November 2026

Application timeline

Key milestones

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  1. Application received

  2. Decision due

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Why this application matters

School campus

The scheme would replace existing school buildings and portacabins with a 3,833 sq m primary school building containing 21 classrooms, arranged from one to three storeys and connected to the retained granite building.

Heritage and reuse

The site includes land within the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a protected structure. Teresa Ball House would be refurbished, extended by 85 sq m and converted from nursing-home use to educational space with three classrooms and resource-teaching areas.

Construction continuity

A separate two-storey prefabricated school of 20 classrooms is proposed to accommodate school use while demolition and construction are underway.

Earlier permission

The same redevelopment proposal previously received permission, providing an established planning basis for the school campus renewal.

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Application details

Planning reference
SD20A/0296/EP
Council
South Dublin County Council
Proposal description
Redevelopment at the site of existing Girls National School (Part of the site is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Protected Structure - RPS No. 253) consisting of demolition of existing school buildings and portacabins; construction of new 3,833sq.m part 3-, 2-, and 1-storey 21 classroom primary school building, connected to existing 2-storey granite building which is to be refurbished; demolition of existing 3-storey red brick Lourdes Nursing Home fronting Convent Lane; refurbishment of and alterations to existing Teresa Ball House with new 85sq.m extension and change of use from nursing home to educational use with 3-classrooms and ancillary resource teaching areas; Teresa Ball House is in the curtilage of Loreto Abbey, a Protected Structure (RPS No. 253); construction of 2-storey, 20-classroom temporary school prefabricated accommodation for school use during the demolition and construction works; associated vehicular drop-off, set-down and parking provisions; associated hard-surface play areas, landscaping, boundary treatments; associated surface water attenuation, foul and surface water drainage connections, site works and ancillary services.
Location / address
Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Applicant
Board of managment of Loreto Grange Road (Girls) National School
Agent
Dermot Mccabe / SJK architects
Application type
Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received / registered
30 Sept 2026
Grid reference
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