3 homes at Part Ground Floor of Permitted Block A, University College Dublin

Proposed development

Planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of amendments to a Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permitted under ABP Ref. TA0001. Proposed amendments include: (i) Change of use of permitted ground floor Retail unit (approximately 172 sq.m) to a student accommodation apartment comprising of 7 no. en-suite bedrooms and a communal kitchen/living/dining area of approximately 42 sq.m; (ii) Change of use of permitted ground floor Retail unit (approximately 76 sq.m) to a student accommodation apartment comprising of 4 no. en-suite bedrooms (including 1 no. Universal Access bedroom) and a communal kitchen/living/dining area of approximately 28 sq.m; (iii) Change of use of a permitted ground floor Café unit (approximately 152 sq.m) to a student accommodation apartment comprising of 4 no. en-suite bedrooms and a communal kitchen/living/dining area of approximately 25 sq.m; (iv) Alteration of permitted landscaping details and provision of an additional 8 no. covered Sheffield type bicycle stands (providing 16 no. bicycle parking spaces). Total: 3 no. additional student apartments delivering 15 no. student bed spaces.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 26 Aug 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Aug 2031 (estimate).

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