The Brickworks, Brickfield Lane, Dublin 8. The site is located to the west of Brickfield Lane and, north of Brown Street South
Change of use from educational to student accommodation to add 38 bedspaces, with tourist use during holidays.
3344/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 March 2024
- Reference
- 3344/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at 'The Brickworks' involves converting ground and first-floor educational spaces into student accommodation, adding 38 bedspaces across 6 clusters. It also seeks permission to use the student units for tourist or visitor accommodation during academic holidays.
- Residential units
- 38
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
- The proposed development consists of the following
- Change of use of areas at ground and first floor of 'the brickworks' student accommodation development from educational use to student accommodation, to provide 38 no. Additional student accommodation bedspaces in 6 no. Clusters (1 no. 3 bed cluster, 1 no. 5 bed cluster, 1 no. 6 bed cluster, and 3 no. 8 bed clusters). This results in an overall increase of total student accommodation bedspaces from 276 no. To 314 no. Spaces
- Provision of 10 no. Additional cycle parking spaces at ground floor level (replacing an existing refuse store)
- Associated alterations to fenestration and façade treatment to the east, west, north and south elevations at ground and first floor level
- Use of the existing and proposed student accommodation units for tourist or visitor accommodation during academic holidays (superseding the wording of condition 18 of reg. Ref. : 3316/16)
- All associated development
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 The Mill, Weaver Sq, Dublin 8not full market price | Jan 2026 | €252,000 | 77 m |
| 58 Tenterfields, South Brown Rd, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €375,000 | 83 m |
| 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 |
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 received8 March 2024
- Decision due2 May 2024
- Decision issued30 April 2024
- Permission expiry24 July 2029
In the area
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