Block 1b, Trimelston House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04PA89
Inquiry into changing an office building into temporary accommodation for displaced persons.
REF15725 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 September 2025
- Reference
- REF15725
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 19 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought to determine if changing the use of Trimelston House from offices to temporary accommodation for displaced persons is exempt development. The proposal includes internal works to provide 69 bedrooms.
- Residential units
- 69
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Official record
Development description
(1) whether— (1) the change of use of trimelston house, beech hill office campus, clonskeagh, dublin 4, from office use to temporary accommodation for displaced persons, and (ii) the carrying out of associated internal works, each constitute development within the meaning of section 3 of the planning and development act 2000 (as amended) and, if so, (2) whether the proposed change of use—providing for 69 no. Bedrooms—would, by reason of the scale and intensity of occupation, the impact on...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“E To provide for economic development and employment.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 32 - Donnybrook Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €376,000 | 273 m |
| 69 Beech Hill Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €655,000 | 276 m |
| 27 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 280 m |
| 13 Riverwalk, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | May 2026 | €557,500 | 292 m |
| 54 Beech Hill Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €780,000 | 298 m |
| 9 Beech Hill Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Aug 2025 | €630,000 | 298 m |
| 8 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook | Sept 2025 | €685,000 | 299 m |
| 22 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook | Apr 2025 | €509,000 | 301 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 September 2025
- Decision issued16 October 2025
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