UCD Student Village, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, D04C1P1
Change of use of two retail units into student lounge facilities at UCD Belfield.
D25A/0643/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 August 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0643/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of two existing retail units within the UCD Student Village. They will be converted into two new student lounge facilities.
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
The development consists of the change of use of two existing retail units into two new student lounge facilities.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 Roebuck Castle Est, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €725,000 | 226 m |
| 128 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14not full market price | May 2025 | €350,000 | 232 m |
| 93 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €870,000 | 241 m |
| 162 Roebuck Castle, Roebuck Rd, Clonskeagh Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €750,000 | 271 m |
| 85 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €650,000 | 288 m |
| 50 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €715,000 | 308 m |
| 199 Roebuck Castle, Dublin 14, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €733,000 | 311 m |
| 145 Roebuck Castle, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €832,000 | 329 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 August 2025
- Decision due10 October 2025
- Decision issued19 August 2025
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