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Dublin City Council · 4521/23 · Permission

Chief Mechanical Engineers Building, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3

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Council received 21 Sept 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1087 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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4521/23 is a planning application for permission at Chief Mechanical Engineers Building, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3, received by Dublin City Council on 21 Sept 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for a material change to the Chief Mechanical Engineers building within Inchicore Railway Works. A protected structure (Dublin City Council Development Plan 2022-2028, RPS No. 8853). The proposed works to consist of the energy retrofit of the existing building including the internal insulation of the roof and the internal drylining of the external walls, the introduction of internal secondary glazing and a mechanical ventilations system. The proposed works to take place at larnród Eireann, Inchicore works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3. The council granted permission on 22 Jan 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 26 Oct 2023. A commencement notice (CN0130651DC) was lodged on 8 Jul 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 79 other decided applications in the last five years and 9 appeals.

Appeal window closes 19 Feb 2024 closed 936 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (22 Jan 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for a material change to the Chief Mechanical Engineers building within Inchicore Railway Works. A protected structure (Dublin City Council Development Plan 2022-2028, RPS No. 8853). The proposed works to consist of the energy retrofit of the existing building including the internal insulation of the roof and the internal drylining of the external walls, the introduction of internal secondary glazing and a mechanical ventilations system. The proposed works to take place at larnród Eireann, Inchicore works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 22 Jan 2024
Final grant
4 Mar 2024
Site (from polygon)
316 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 21 Sept 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 26 Oct 2023
  • 15 Nov 2023
    Further information requested
  • 18 Dec 2023
    Further information received
  • 22 Jan 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 19 Feb 2024

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Commencement

  • Short commencement notice CN0130651DC
    8 Jul 2025Chief Mechanical Engineers Building, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 K6Y3matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 17
    post box; Inchicore Railway Works; Inchicore Railway Works
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 77414). 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.

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