Bow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 K2NP
Change of use of a four-storey office block to an early intervention pre-school for children with autism.
5423/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 December 2022
- Reference
- 5423/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an existing four-storey office building to an early intervention centre and pre-school for children with autism spectrum disorder. Works include raising the wall plate and ridge height to increase floor-to-ceiling heights, altering window levels, and internal renovations.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
The development will include the change of use of an existing 4 storey office block to an early intervention centre/pre-school for children with autism spectrum disorder (asd). The development will include the following: (i) raising the wall plate level and the ridge height to facilitate raising floors to bring the floor to ceiling heights in line with current building regulations, (ii) altering the window cill and head levels to suit the new floor levels, (iii) internal renovations throughout the building, (iv) all associated site works.
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €331,000 | 18 m |
| 26 Bow Bridge House, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €365,000 | 18 m |
| Apt No1 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €326,500 | 18 m |
| Apt 21, Manor Hall Mount Brown, Kilmainham | Feb 2025 | €414,000 | 33 m |
| 7 Manor Hall, Mountbrown, James St | May 2026 | €387,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 13 Manor Hall, Mount Brown, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 44 m |
| 35 Cammock, Mount Brown, Kilmainham Dublin 8not full market price | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 62 m |
| Apt 40 C1, Bow Bridge Place, Irwin St Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €387,000 | 92 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 received13 December 2022
- Decision due18 May 2023
- Decision issued18 May 2023
- Permission expiry11 August 2028
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