Bow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Change of use of a four-storey office block to sheltered accommodation for homeless persons in Kilmainham.
WEB2970/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 August 2025
- Reference
- WEB2970/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes converting an existing four-storey office block into sheltered accommodation for homeless persons. The development will include minor changes to the existing elevations and all ancillary site services.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Change of use: maroon properties limited intend to apply for planning permission for a development at bow bridge business centre, bow bridge, kilmainham, dublin 8, d08 k2np. The development will include the change of use of an existing 4 storey office block to sheltered accommodation for homeless persons, inclusive of all ancillary site services and minor changes to existing elevations.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 received27 August 2025
- Decision due21 October 2025
- Decision issued28 August 2025
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