Brickfield Lane and Brown Street South, Dublin 8
Modifications to a permitted student accommodation scheme to add six bedrooms.
3197/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 June 2018
- Reference
- 3197/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 June 2018
- Floor area
- 5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of modifications to a permitted student accommodation and science facility abutting a protected structure. Changes include realigning the building line at the fifth floor to add six bedrooms, amending the gym building layout, and extending the plant building.
- Storeys
- 6
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
- Permission for development at brickfield lane and brown street south, dublin 8, abutting the curtilage boundary wall of a protected structure, bru caoimhin (rps 2053). The development will consist of modifications to the permitted student accommodation / science and technology (s&t) facility granted under planning reg. Ref. 3316/16 including
- 1. Realignment of building line at 5th floor to infill part of the permitted set-back along the east (brickfield lane) and north elevations
- Associated increase in floorspace at fifth floor level and re-organisation of layout to provide 6 additional bedrooms (5 additional bedspaces) at this level. The number of bedspaces will increase from 276 to 281
- Provision of additional student common room at 5th floor level in place of relocated plant room , with associated glazing
- Amendment to design and layout of gym building to accommodate study room and gym in standalone building
- Extension and reorganisation of plant/refuse building located at northern boundary
- Revised entrances to s&t space from brickfield lane
- New glazed canopy over main entrance to student accommodation on brickfield lane
- Provision of glazed wall to ground floor common room at western elevation
- Relocation of bicycle parking
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.
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 21 The Mill, Weaver Sq, Dublin 8not full market price | Jan 2026 | €252,000 | 77 m |
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| 2 The Mill, Weavers Sq, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 14 16 Weavers Square, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €5,519,274 | 116 m |
| 2 Spence Terrace, Cork Street, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €496,000 | 124 m |
| 12 Harman St, Donore Ave, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 128 m |
| 11 Harman St, Donore Ave, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €346,000 | 129 m |
| 17 The Tenterfields, South Brown St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 130 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 received7 June 2018
- Decision due1 August 2018
- Decision issued31 July 2018
- Grant issued4 September 2018
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