GrantedAlterationsDecided 16 November 2018

DCU All Hallows Campus, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Refurbishment of Woodlock Hall at DCU All Hallows Campus for use as a postgraduate reading room.

4002/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 September 2018

Reference: 4002/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 September 2018

Summary

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The works to this protected structure include inserting a new self-supporting steel structure and stairs for book storage. It also involves concrete floor construction, lifting and relaying historic timber floorboards, and restoring existing timber wainscoting, sash windows, and doors.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the development will consist of the refurbishment of the existing woodlock hall within the senior house building, protected structure (rps ref 3237), on the dcu all hallows campus site for use as a postgraduate reading room. Works to consist of the insertion of a new self-supporting steel structure and associated stairs for book storage and access, the introduction of a new concrete floor construction involving lifting and subsequent relaying of historic timber floorboards, the restoration of existing timber wainscoting, sash windows and timber doors and the removal of obsolete services to enable the careful integration of new services as required.

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 5 August 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 13 January 2021.

Notified floor area: 450 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 All Hallows Sq, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€530,000	124 m
39 Grace Park Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€835,000	136 m
2 All Hallows Sq, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€705,000	150 m
23 Churchview, Church Avenue, Drumcondra	May 2025	€418,000	171 m
21 Church View, Church Avenue, Drumcondra	Mar 2025	€350,000	173 m
Apt 2, College View, Griffith Ave Dublin 9	Jun 2025	€349,000	173 m
3 All Hallows Green, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9not full market price	May 2025	€115,000	202 m
Apt 3, Church View, Church Avenot full market price	Apr 2025	€350,000	207 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 received24 September 2018
Decision due16 November 2018
Decision issued16 November 2018
Grant issued4 January 2019

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