Purcell House, DCU All Hallows College, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09DY7H
Change of use of a café to a music suite and performance space at DCU All Hallows College.
WEB5600/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 November 2025
- Reference
- WEB5600/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes changing the use of an existing café to a music suite and performance space within a single-storey extension of Purcell House. Works include internal amendments, new windows and doors, a canopy, and an enlarged raised terrace on a protected campus.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: change of use: the development will consist of the change of use of an existing café for use as a music suite and performance space within an existing single-storey extension to the rear of purcell house. The works will include (1) minor amendments to the internal arrangement to suit the proposed new use; (2) the replacement of existing external windows and doors; (3) the construction of a new canopy to the southwest elevation; (4) the enlargement and reconfiguration of an existing raised terrace on the southwest elevation to facilitate accessibility improvements and (5) the installation of way-finding signage relating to the proposed new use. All hallows campus is the historical demesne of drumcondra house, a protected structure (rps ref 3237).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Churchview, Church Avenue, Drumcondra | May 2025 | €418,000 | 107 m |
| 21 Church View, Church Avenue, Drumcondra | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 112 m |
| 2 All Hallows Sq, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Mar 2025 | €705,000 | 120 m |
| 10 All Hallows Sq, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €530,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 3, Church View, Church Avenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 125 m |
| 21 Church Ave, Dublin 9, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €480,000 | 133 m |
| 9 Church View, Church Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €405,000 | 147 m |
| 3 Clonturk Mews, Drumcondraprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €394,495 | 165 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 received5 November 2025
- Decision due8 January 2026
- Decision issued7 November 2025
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