UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Internal alterations to Memorial Hall at UCD Smurfit School to create new lecture theatres.
D13A/0559 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 October 2013
- Reference
- D13A/0559
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 October 2013
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of subdividing the existing double-height ground floor theatre into two 72-seat lecture theatres. It also includes adding a new first floor level of 464 sq.m to accommodate a 128-seat lecture theatre within the curtilage of a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 464 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for: alterations to memorial hall, within the curtilage of a protected structure, to include subdivision of the existing 2-storey (double height) theatre at ground floor level to form 2 no. 72 seat lecture theatres and ancillary spaces; provision of a new first floor level, of additional 464 sq. M. , to provide 1 no. 128 seat lecture theatre and ancillary spaces, for a total of 272no. Teaching spaces within the existing hall; structural roof modifications to retain the exis...
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Avoca Hall, Avoca Ave | Apr 2026 | €535,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 2, Avoca Hall, Avoca Ave | Feb 2026 | €386,000 | 152 m |
| Aranmore, 21 Avoca Ave, Blackrock | Jul 2025 | €4,500,000 | 153 m |
| 7 Richmond View, South Richmond St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €387,000 | 169 m |
| 6 Beaumont Gardens, Blackrock, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €1,250,000 | 182 m |
| 95 Avoca Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,560,000 | 193 m |
| 9 Avoca Place, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,250,000 | 242 m |
| 74 Avoca Park, Off Avoca Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €1,325,000 | 244 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 October 2013
- Decision issued18 December 2013
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