Junction of Mill Street and Blackpitts (bounded by Warrenmount Lane) Dublin 8
Change of use of office, incubation, and study spaces within a student accommodation development under construction.
3090/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 May 2018
- Reference
- 3090/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes internal changes to a student accommodation development currently under construction. It includes changing first-floor office space to a gym, converting a ground-floor incubation unit into a student study area, and converting a student study area into a larger incubation unit.
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Official record
Development description
This application specifically relates to the student accommodation development currently under construction on the south side of the new east-west street (as permitted under reg. Ref. 2182/16, and subsequently modified under pl. 29s. 249055 and reg. Ref. 4529/17). The development involves a change of use of constructed shell of first floor level office space over the two storey structure at the western boundary (65.2sq. M)to gym floor space, along with minor change to the western elevation where the permitted external stair is now to be omitted. The development also involves change of use of constructed shell of ground floor incubation unit to student study area to south of the development (110sq. M)along with change of use of constructed shell of student study area to the north of the development into an incubation unit(114sq. M). The latter includes omission of a permitted partition wall, kitchenette and relocation of wc in order to join with the adjacent incubation unit and create a single large incubation unit (288sq. M). All associated site works including minor of entrance off new east-west street to south, father 5.5m.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Newmarket | Apr 2025 | €330,000 | 56 m |
| 71 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 56 m |
| 97 Newmarket Sq, Mill St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €461,000 | 56 m |
| 84 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €386,000 | 56 m |
| 68 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 56 m |
| Unit 1 29 Black Pitts, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €52,000 | 66 m |
| 44 New Row Sq, New Row South, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 86 m |
| 6 Warrenmount Place, Blackpitts, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €560,000 | 86 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
Timeline
- Application received23 May 2018
- Decision due17 July 2018
- Decision issued17 July 2018
- Grant issued23 August 2018
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