DCU Glasnevin Campus, Collins Avenue, Dublin 9
Construction of a five-storey university building for teaching, health, STEM, and administration at DCU Glasnevin Campus.
2686/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 May 2020
- Reference
- 2686/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves clearing a temporary car park and partially demolishing a boundary wall. It will feature a 9,140 sqm building containing laboratories, studios, IT suites, and offices, alongside perimeter landscaping and road upgrades.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 9,140 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Development will consist of the following: site clearance of temporary car park and partial demolition of boundary wall. The construction of a 5 storey (9140sqm floor area) general teaching, health and human performance, stem and administration building comprising exercise studio, research and teaching laboratories, information technology suites, general teaching spaces, staff and subject area offices, sanitary facilities, changing rooms, waste storage areas, basement plant and screened plant at high level
- External works include upgrade to landscaping to full perimeter of building (overall site area 0.49 ha) consisting hard landscaping, plant beds, trees and external furniture, upgrade to existing campus access road surface, reinforced grass access route from collins avenue to gas skid with access gates and fencing, 1 no parking bay to be created on collins avenue for maintenance access
- All associated site development site services and landscaping works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 24 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 9,140 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 672 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 163 m |
| 674 Collins Ave, Dublin 9, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €526,000 | 172 m |
| 47 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €460,000 | 180 m |
| 37 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €576,000 | 210 m |
| 586 Collins Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €485,000 | 237 m |
| 9 New Bride St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €530,000 | 246 m |
| 568 Collins Ave Extension, Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €505,000 | 300 m |
| 191 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9 | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 314 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 received11 May 2020
- Decision due17 July 2020
- Decision issued17 July 2020
- Grant issued28 August 2020
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