Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedRetentionDecided 28 February 2022

Collins Avenue frontage at Dublin City University (DCU) Glasnevin Campus, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Retention of a site entrance and access gate on Collins Avenue at the DCU Glasnevin Campus.

3011/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 January 2022

Reference
3011/22
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Retention Permission
Received
6 January 2022

Summary

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Retention permission is sought to permanently keep a previously temporary site entrance and access gate. The gate will be used on a managed basis for maintenance, construction traffic, specific events, and emergency access.

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Official record

Development description

Retention: retention planning permission to permanently retain a previously permitted temporary site entrance/access gate (planning reg. Refs. 3804/11 & 4179/16) on the collins avenue frontage of the dublin city university glasnevin campus (located to the eastern side of the nano-bioanalytical research facility). The site entrance access gate will be retained to facilitate, on a limited, managed and controlled basis, access/egress for maintenance, services and construction traffic and activities in support of dcu's ongoing capital development program. The site entrance/gate will also operate from time to time to facilitate access/egress to and from the dcu glasnevin campus for specific events, activities and emergency access requirements. It is not intended to use the site entrance/access gate for normal and regular access to the dcu glasnevin campus on a daily basis.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z15: Community and Social InfrastructureCI
To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
672 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9Jul 2025€550,000294 m
674 Collins Ave, Dublin 9, DublinMar 2025€526,000300 m
47 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9Sept 2025€460,000311 m
586 Collins Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9Jul 2025€485,000327 m
37 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9Feb 2025€576,000328 m
St Aidans, Collins Ave West, WhitehalDec 2025€1,200,000341 m
568 Collins Ave Extension, Whitehall, Dublin 9Apr 2025€505,000373 m
2a Albert College Crescent, Ballymun, Dublin 9not full market priceJul 2025€287,500380 m

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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

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  1. Application received6 January 2022
  2. Decision due2 March 2022
  3. Decision issued28 February 2022

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