Units 3A & 3B Trinity Biosciences Building, Pearse Street, Sandwith Street Upper and Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2
Amendments to a permitted science and technology unit to replace a cafe with student and lab space.
2615/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 March 2018
- Reference
- 2615/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks amendments to a previously approved development at the Trinity Biosciences Building. The proposal changes the permitted science and technology use incorporating a cafe and exhibition area to a science and technology use incorporating a common student space and new lab space.
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
- Planning permission for amendments to reg. Ref. 3576/13 for development located at ground floor shell units 3a & 3b of the trinity biosciences building originally approved under reg ref 4995/06 and located at pearse street, sandwith street upper and cumberland street south, dublin
- This application is for a change from previously permitted use science & technology based industry incorporating a cafe & exhibition area to a new use of science & technology based industry incorporating a common student space. The changes to permitted layout include the omission of cafe and public engagement space and the introduction of a new lab space and student space. The proposed development includes all associated ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the 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 11 February 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 September 2019.
Notified floor area: 356 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 Westland Square, Lower Sandwith Street, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €375,000 | 86 m |
| 149 Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €840,000 | 102 m |
| 68 Pearse Street, Dublin, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €650,000 | 120 m |
| 68 Pearse Street, Dublin, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 120 m |
| 66 Westland Sq, Sandwith St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €307,500 | 121 m |
| 88 Westland Sq, Sandwith St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €300,000 | 159 m |
| 25 Erne Terrace Front, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €426,000 | 174 m |
| 24a Erne Street Upper, Dublin 2, County Dublin | Apr 2026 | €805,000 | 188 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 received29 March 2018
- Further information requested23 May 2018
- Further information received30 July 2018
- Decision due24 August 2018
- Decision issued24 August 2018
- Grant issued28 September 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
The Provost, Fellows, Foundation scholars, and the other members of Board of the College of the Holy and…
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
4135/19Dublin CityLodged 3 Oct 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of 1 no. new non-illuminated aluminium faced sign, affixed to glazing and 1 no.…
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
4267/19Dublin CityLodged 22 Oct 2019Commercial
- Granted40 m away
The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of the Board of the College of the Holy and…
Trinity Biosciences Building, Pearse Street, Sandwith Street Upper and Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2
4363/18Dublin CityLodged 9 Nov 2018Change of use
- Granted40 m away
The development will consist of change of use from retail to a medical and fitness testing centre with…
Unit E, Ground Floor, Trinity Bioscience Building, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 R590
3340/18Dublin CityLodged 22 Jun 2018Change of use
- Exempt — no permission needed50 m away
EXPP: Whether the proposed alterations to the elevations are exempted development under Section 4(1)(h) of…
Unit 1, 2, 3, and 8, Trinity Technology & Enterprise Campus, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
0176/26Dublin CityLodged 7 May 2026Alterations
- Granted60 m away
We, the Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of Board of the Holy and Undivided…
Trinity Biosciences Building, Pearse Street, Sandwith Street Upper, & Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2
3563/18Dublin CityLodged 24 Jul 2018Change of use
- Granted70 m away
The development will consist of: Change of use from class 1 shop to a class 16 boutique kickboxing gym. Works…
Unit H, Trinity Central, Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
3751/19Dublin CityLodged 14 Aug 2019Change of use
- Invalid70 m away
Change of use from class 1 shop to a class 16 boutique kickboxing gym. Works will be undertaken to erect new…
Unit H, Trinity Central, Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
WEB1447/19Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2019Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of the Board of the College of the Holy and…
Trinity Biosciences Building, Pearse Street, Sandwith Street Upper and Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2
4363/18Dublin CityLodged 9 Nov 2018
- GrantedChange of use
We, the Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of Board of the Holy and Undivided…
Trinity Biosciences Building, Pearse Street, Sandwith Street Upper, & Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2
3563/18Dublin CityLodged 24 Jul 2018
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for development (to be known as the E3 Learning Foundry) at this site, c0.47 ha within the campus…
Site, c 0.47 ha within the campus of Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
3718/19Dublin CityLodged 9 Aug 2019
- GrantedDemolition
We, the Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and other Members of the Board of the College of the Holy and…
Site, c 0.21 ha within the campus of Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
3884/18Dublin CityLodged 6 Sept 2018
- InvalidCommercial
The Provost, Fellows, Foundation scholars, and the other members of Board of the College of the Holy and…
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
4135/19Dublin CityLodged 3 Oct 2019
- GrantedAlterations
PERMISSION AND RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE; We, Trinity College Dublin (the Provost, Fellow Foundation…
Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School, Including Nos. 183-188 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
WEB2974/25Dublin CityLodged 27 Aug 2025
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.