GrantedChange of useDecided 22 January 2020

9-13 Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

Change of use from an enterprise centre to student accommodation with 80 bedspaces at Blackhall Place.

3979/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 September 2019

Reference: 3979/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 September 2019
Floor area: 80 m²

Summary

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The project involves converting an existing enterprise centre and basement gym into student accommodation. It includes the demolition of the existing roof and rear facade, constructing a new fifth floor, and adding extensions to provide 80 student bedspaces.

Change of usestudent housingconversiondemolition

Residential units: 80

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development comprises of: change of use from the existing enterprise centre use to student accommodation at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels at block c; change of use of existing basement areas from gymnasium use to student accommodation use at block c and below the existing east courtyard; demolition of existing roof and demolition of existing rear facade wall of block c; construction of a new additional fifth floor level as student accommodation and new roof to block c; construction of extensions/floor area to the rear of block c at ground, first, second, third and fourth levels as student accommodation. The development will consist of 80 no. New additional student bedspaces and additional ancillary student communal amenity areas (2,511 sqm); removal of 6 no. Existing car parking spaces at basement level and the addition of 94 no. Bicycle spaces; all necessary consequent internal, external and facade alteration and; all ancillary landscaping, site development works and services.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 28 March 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 609 m²

3 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
22 Blackhall View, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€343,000	26 m
6 Blackhall Rise, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€300,000	26 m
4 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Smithfield Dublin 7	Mar 2026	€312,000	31 m
15 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7not full market price	Dec 2025	€187,500	31 m
4 Blackhall Place, Dublin 7	Jul 2025	€500,000	40 m
26 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7	Mar 2025	€560,000	58 m
38 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7	Nov 2025	€200,000	62 m
2 Arbour Hill, Smithfield, Dublin 7	May 2025	€630,000	67 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 received11 September 2019
Further information requested5 November 2019
Further information received20 December 2019
Decision due24 January 2020
Decision issued22 January 2020
Grant issued3 March 2020

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