Site located within the overall Grangegorman Strategic Zone (SDZ) of approx. 28.69 hectares at Grangegorman, Dublin 7 - (Central Quad site)
Retention of modifications to the Central Quad educational building at Grangegorman.
GSDZ2637/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 April 2020
- Reference
- GSDZ2637/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 16 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for modifications to the permitted 5 to 6 storey Central Quad third-level educational building. Changes include increased height of rooftop flues and plant screening, additional lift overruns, fenestration changes, and minor facade revisions near protected structures.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure & retention: permission for development at a site located within the overall grangegorman strategic development zone (sdz) of c. 28.69ha at grangegorman, dublin
- The specific site of the proposed development is located on the western side of grangegorman lower, east of the top house protected structure (rps no. 3282) and south of the laundry building protected structure (rps no. 3287). No works to any of the protected structure is proposed as part of this application. The development consists of modifications to permitted 'central quad' - a 5 to 6 storey third level educational building granted under planning ref. Gsdz2837/15. The modifications include the following: increase in height of rooftop mechanical extract flues. Increase in extent and height of screened plant area. Additional lift overruns and balustrades at roof level to allow safe access. Changes to fenestration and venting to facilitate natural ventilation. Minor revisions to elevational design/facades/materials. Additional external facade lighting. Revised bicycle store design to make them fully enclosed. Minor changes to permitted landscaped areas. Development has otherwise been carried out in accordance with permission ref. Gsdz/2837/15. The proposed development has been designed to comply with the grangegorman planning scheme 2012 (as amended)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other 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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €540,000 | 148 m |
| 19 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 150 m |
| 25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €743,900 | 206 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 208 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 4), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,989 | 208 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 208 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 2), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 208 m |
| 65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €765,599 | 209 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 April 2020
- Decision due17 July 2020
- Decision issued17 July 2020
- Grant issued17 July 2020
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