The former Fodhla Printing Works Site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
4203/23 is a planning application for permission at The former Fodhla Printing Works Site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 21 Jul 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 by change of use in the lower ground/basement level, to remove car park usage (and 18 car parking spaces), from the approved usage of car parking, bicycle parking, plant rooms and bin storage at this level. It is proposed to retain the approved usages of bicycle parking plant rooms and bin storage at this level. There is no changes proposed to the height footprint or visual appearance of the permitted development. The council refused permission on 14 Sept 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Aug 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 318195 on 15 Oct 2024 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 150 other decided applications in the last five years and 19 appeals.
Proposal
Permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 by change of use in the lower ground/basement level, to remove car park usage (and 18 car parking spaces), from the approved usage of car parking, bicycle parking, plant rooms and bin storage at this level. It is proposed to retain the approved usages of bicycle parking plant rooms and bin storage at this level. There is no changes proposed to the height footprint or visual appearance of the permitted development.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 14 Sept 2023
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,560 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 21 Jul 2023New applicationObservation window closed 25 Aug 2023
- 14 Sept 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 12 Oct 2023
- 10 Oct 2023Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 11
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 8
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87751). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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