Boole House, Beech Hill Business Campus, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
Declaration on whether converting an office building to temporary accommodation for displaced persons is exempt from planning.
REF4325 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 March 2025
- Reference
- REF4325
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 18 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 application has been submitted to determine if the change of use of Boole House is exempt. The proposal is to convert the office building into temporary accommodation for displaced persons seeking international protection.
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
Whether the change of use of boole house, beech hill business campus, clonskeagh, dublin 4, from the office use to temporary accomodation for displaced persons seeking international protection under s. I 376/2023 is or is not exempted development?
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 Beech Hill Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €655,000 | 221 m |
| 82 Beech Hill Dr, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €675,000 | 271 m |
| 34 Beech Hill Crescent, Dublin 4, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €525,000 | 285 m |
| 9 Beech Hill Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Aug 2025 | €630,000 | 287 m |
| 38 Beech Hill Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €925,000 | 309 m |
| Apt 32 - Donnybrook Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €376,000 | 341 m |
| 54 Beech Hill Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €780,000 | 342 m |
| 27 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 346 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 March 2025
- Decision due14 April 2025
- Decision issued17 April 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
(1) Whether— (1) the change of use of Boole House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, from…
Boole House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Beech Hill Road, Dublin 4, D04A563
REF15825Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Sept 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development. The development will consist of the installation of roof mounted solar panels and…
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D22A/0149Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Mar 2022Energy
- GrantedAt this site
For creation of an external plant space on existing car parking at rear. The works will consist of the…
Boole House, Beech Hill Business Campus, Beech Hill Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
D06A/1471Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Oct 2006Alterations
- Refused30 m away
Permission for development consisting of: The reinstatement of 47 no previously existing car parking spaces,…
Site (c. 0.42Ha) at, Boole House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
D20A/0939Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Dec 2020Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Permission for — The erection of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign with metal frame to the north…
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D18A/1099Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Nov 2018Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Temporary retention permission (five years) sought for the following within the underground carpark of Beaver…
Beaver House, Beech Hill Business Campus, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14.
D06A/0548Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Apr 2006Retention
- Granted50 m away
Retention permission for development at this site. The development will consist of the retention permission…
Beaver House, Beech Hill Office Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
D18A/0174Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Feb 2018Retention
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development on a site of c.1.7 ha. The development will consist of a revised landscape…
Belfield Office Park, Beech Hill Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14
D19A/0662Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Sept 2019Commercial
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