GrantedCommercialDecided 27 August 2024

Alexandra College, Richmond Avenue South, Milltown, Dublin 6, D06 KX50

Renovation and extension of the dining hall building at Alexandra College.

3679/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 May 2024

Reference: 3679/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 14 May 2024

Summary

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The development consists of the full renovation and upgrading of the existing 509 sqm dining hall building. It also includes constructing a new 231 sqm single-storey extension to provide additional dining space, along with kitchen reconfigurations, new toilets, and roof-level plant equipment.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 231 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at this site within the alexandra college campus (6,4317 ha. ) richmond avenue south, milltown, dublin 6, d06 kx50. The campus is principally bounded by mount saint annes to the north; partly by mount saint annes and milltown road to the east, milltown road to the south and by richmond avenue south and the green line luas track to the west. The development will consist of the full renovation and upgrading to the existing dining hall building (509 sqm) and the construction of a new single storey extension (231 sqm) to provide additional dining hall space for the school, located on a site of c. 0133 ha within the campus. The following works area proposed : installation of new gazing and upgrading of the fabric of the existing facades and roof of the dining hall; provision of new toilets (20sqm), additional dining area and sundry internal reconfigurations to the kitchen and servery; replacement of existing mechanical plant and a new uncovered plant enclosure at roof level (113 sqm); adjustment of existing adjacent parking layout; wayfinding signage and external lighting hard and soft landscaping in the immediate vicinity and all associated site excavation, utilities and site development works above and below ground (foul, surface water drainage and water supply). The works also include the demolition of a link corridor (47 sqm) between the existing dining hall building dormitory/ classroom building; the extension of the entrance lobby to include fire escape doors and the installation of double doors between the dining hall and dormitory/classroom building.

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

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 17 March 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 May 2025.

Notified floor area: 633 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Richmond Hall, Mount St Annes, Milltown Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€840,000	95 m
10 Cowper Hall, Mount Saint Annes, Milltownnot full market price	May 2025	€75,000	118 m
16 Cowper Hall, Mount St Annes, Dublin 6	Mar 2026	€925,000	118 m
Apt 24 - Cowper Hall, Milltown Avenue, Mount Saint Annes	Sept 2025	€705,000	124 m
1 Riverside, Milltown, Dublin 6	Mar 2026	€397,000	129 m
33 Cowper Hall, Mount Saint Annes, Milltown	Nov 2025	€700,000	137 m
Glankeen, 9 Richmond Avenue South, Dartry	May 2026	€1,500,000	139 m
8 Temple Court, Mount Saint Annes, Milltown	Feb 2025	€627,000	151 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 received14 May 2024
Decision due28 August 2024
Decision issued27 August 2024
Permission expiry28 November 2029

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