Belfield Campus, University College Dublin, Dublin 4.
Construction of a six-storey student housing building at UCD Belfield Campus.
D08A/0603 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 October 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0603
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 October 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a new six-storey student accommodation building containing 12 student house units with a total of 134 bedspaces. It also includes the modification and extension of an adjoining two-storey building and relocated parking.
- Residential units
- 12
- Storeys
- 6
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
Permission is sought for a 6 storey building of student housing, with roof mounted plant and ancillary facilities, including internal modification and extension of an existing, adjoining 2 storey building, relocated car parking and sundry site works. The application includes for the provision of 12 no. Student house units (total 134 bedspaces) in the belfield campus, between the owenstown gate and roebuck castle and adjacent to the existing roebuck hall 1 student housing,
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 199 Roebuck Castle, Dublin 14, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €733,000 | 184 m |
| 162 Roebuck Castle, Roebuck Rd, Clonskeagh Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €750,000 | 188 m |
| 91 Foster'S Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,495,000 | 218 m |
| 128 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14not full market price | May 2025 | €350,000 | 221 m |
| 6 Owenstown Lodge, Fosters Avenue, Owenstown Park | Apr 2026 | €470,622 | 222 m |
| 6 Roebuck Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 257 m |
| 13 Roebuck Hill, Mountmerrion, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 272 m |
| Apt 90, The Atrium, Roebuck Hill Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €548,000 | 282 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 received24 October 2008
- Decision issued20 November 2008
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
The development will consist of alterations to approved plans for the facilities building, part of Roebuck…
Belfield Campus, Between The Owenstown Park Entrance, & Roebuck Castle, Dublin 4
D05A/1449Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Nov 2005Alterations
- Granted60 m away
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D07A/1279Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Sept 2007Other
- Granted60 m away
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- Awaiting decision130 m away
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Part Ground Floor of Permitted Block A, University College Dublin, Belfield,Dublin 4
LRD26A/0500/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jun 2026Apartments
- Granted140 m away
(a) Two storey flat roof extension, total floor area of 48m2, to the rear of the existing two storey…
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D23A/0582Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Mar 2024Extension
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