Broadstone Bus Depot, Dublin 7
Retention of a modular bus control building for five years and permission for a modular extension.
2821/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 April 2019
- Reference
- 2821/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain a 648 sqm modular structure used as the Dublin Bus Central Control and Operation Depot for an additional five years. It also seeks permission to construct a 144 sqm modular extension within the curtilage of a protected structure.
- Floor area
- 792 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission & retention: protected structure: the development will consist of: retention of the constructed 648 sq. Modular structure that forms the dublin bus central control and operation depot building, granted under permission 2405/14 for a further five years. Permission to construct a modular building extension of 144sq. To the structure to be retained for the same five year period. This extension was previously approved under permission 3485/17. The proposed structures are within the curtilage of protected structure, rps 2029.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Rathdown Rd, Phibsoboro, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €730,000 | 81 m |
| 65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €765,599 | 83 m |
| 25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €743,900 | 149 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 4), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,989 | 162 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 162 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 162 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 2), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 162 m |
| 18 Great Western Villas, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 205 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 received18 April 2019
- Decision due12 June 2019
- Decision issued2 May 2019
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