Jefferson Smurfit Former HQ, UCD Campus: Beech Hill Road, near junction of Clonskeagh Road & Clonskeagh Drive
Ten-year permission sought for a large mixed-use residential, office, crèche, and retail development.
D07A/0203 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 November 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0203
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 November 2007
Summary
AI-generatedA ten-year planning permission is sought for a major development on a 5.48-hectare site. The project comprises a mixed-use scheme including residential units, offices, a crèche, a community building, a shop, a café, and sewer improvement works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Ten year planning permission sought for development at site of the former jefferson smurfit headquarters, beech hill road, clonskeagh dublin 14 and at university college dublin, belfield, dublin 4 with sewer improvement works near the junction of clonskeagh road and clonskeagh drive, dublin
- Total site area is c. 5.48 hectares. The proposed development will comprise the following: the construction of a mixed use residential, office, créche, community building, shop and café development sche
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“TLI To facilitate, support and enhance the development of third level education institutions.”
Objective set by the COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 Beech Hill Dr, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €675,000 | 119 m |
| 69 Beech Hill Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €655,000 | 170 m |
| 15 Donnybrook Gardens, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €1,503,000 | 238 m |
| 34 Beech Hill Crescent, Dublin 4, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €525,000 | 246 m |
| 38 Beech Hill Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €925,000 | 258 m |
| 4 Airfield Manor, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €602,700 | 264 m |
| 9 Beech Hill Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Aug 2025 | €630,000 | 275 m |
| 67 Donnybrook Gardens, Block 4, Donnybrook Gardensprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €1,013,216 | 294 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 2007
- Decision issued29 November 2007
- Appeal submitted20 December 2007
- Appeal decided4 July 2008
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
Extension to the existing office building on an overall site of c. 1.99 ha. The proposed development includes…
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Jul 2024Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development consisting of alterations to the existing office building as follows: The upgrade…
Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4.
D13A/0020Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Jan 2013Alterations
- Compliance submission60 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 4 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C4Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Dec 2024Other
- Compliance submission60 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 9(e) of Reg Ref No. D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C9Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Dec 2024Other
- Awaiting decision60 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 10 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Oct 2024Other
- Compliance submission60 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 9(b) of Reg Ref No. D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C6Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Dec 2024Other
- Compliance submission60 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 11 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Oct 2024Other
- Compliance submission60 m away
Compliance with Condition No.12d(iv) of Reg Ref D24A/0173
Smurfit Kappa Group, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04N2R2
D24A/0173/C10Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Feb 2025Other
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