Gowan House, Carriglea Business Park, Naas Road, Dublin 12 D12 RCC4
Amendment to allow student accommodation to be used as tourist lodging outside of academic term times.
WEBLRD6083/25-S3 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 June 2025
- Reference
- WEBLRD6083/25-S3
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Large Residential Development
- Received
- 23 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking to modify a condition of their existing planning permission for a student accommodation development. This change would allow the student bedspaces to be used as tourist and visitor accommodation during the summer and other non-academic periods.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development comprising an amendment to the permitted large-scale residential development (lrd) as granted under dcc reg. Ref. Lrd6034/23-s3 (abp ref: lh29s. 319121), principally comprising student accommodation at a c. 0.962 ha site at gowan house, carriglea business park, naas road, dublin 12, d12 rcc4. The development proposes the utilisation of the permitted student accommodation bedspaces as tourist/visitor accommodation outside academic term time only, which requires the modification of condition no. 2 of the parent permission. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Gowanhouselrdamendment. Ie.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 La Touche Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 213 m |
| 12a La Touche Rd, Bluebell, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 241 m |
| 1 Bluebell Rd, Bluebell, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 283 m |
| 9 Bluebell Rd, Bluebell, Inchicore Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 302 m |
| 2 Grove Court, Naas Rd, Dublin 12 | Jan 2026 | €477,000 | 308 m |
| 19 Bluebell Rd, Bluebell, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €423,000 | 322 m |
| 95 Bluebell Rd, Bluebell, Dublin 12 | Feb 2026 | €360,000 | 330 m |
| 119 Mangerton Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 | Mar 2026 | €425,000 | 412 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 June 2025
- Decision due21 August 2025
- Decision issued20 August 2025
- Permission expiry9 November 2030
In the area
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