Unit 1 Botanic Business Centre, 57 Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 (former Smurfit Kappa printworks)
Change of use of a former printworks to a mobility transport training centre with facade modifications.
2849/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 May 2021
- Reference
- 2849/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use of the former Smurfit Kappa printworks, a protected structure, into a mobility transport training centre. Works include modifying the front facade and entrance forecourt, installing a new access ramp, and revising the car park layout.
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
Protected structure: planning permission for change of use and associated development works to a mobility transport training centre. The proposed works will require modification to the existing entrance forecourt and the front facade. The proposed works include the provision of a new access ramp and steps, new internal entrance to the former printworks unit, revised car-park layout, paving, minibus set-down and shelter. Modifications to the former printworks hall to provide; mobility tranport training area, sanitary and welfare accommodation and means of escape all in accordance with building regulation requirements together with all necessary internal works and external site works. The site contains additional protected structures as follows; the railings, gates, piers and plinth walls and brick chimney stack to the rear of the site for which there are no works proposed.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 8 March 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 March 2024.
Notified floor area: 2,950 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Marguerite Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | May 2025 | €687,000 | 89 m |
| Apt.402, Block E, Daneswell Placeprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €414,096 | 94 m |
| 34 Marguerite Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 | Mar 2026 | €600,000 | 100 m |
| 505 Daneswell Place, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €405,046 | 116 m |
| 504 Daneswell Place, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €340,006 | 116 m |
| 501 Daneswell Place, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €490,826 | 116 m |
| 503 Daneswell Place, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €405,046 | 116 m |
| 502 Daneswell Place, Botanic Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €405,046 | 116 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 received31 May 2021
- Further information requested23 July 2021
- Further information received25 August 2021
- Decision due21 September 2021
- Decision issued21 September 2021
- Grant issued2 November 2021
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