Kinsella Hall podium, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin 2
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
WEB2181/26 is a planning application for permission at Kinsella Hall podium, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 15 May 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Trinity College Dublin (c/o the Estates and Facilities Directorate, Trinity Central, 152 Pearse Street, Dublin 2), intend to apply for permission for a replacement external platform lift to the Kinsella Hall podium. The existing open external platform lift is to be removed and replaced with a new enclosed external platform lift, providing universal access to this area, including all associated works to improve existing inclined level access, at The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin 2. The proposed development is within the curtilage of the Eavan Boland Library (2003 on the Record of Protected Structures) and Trinity College Dublin Arts Block (2006 on the Record of Protected Structures). The council's recorded decision is "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" on 6 Jul 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 19 Jun 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 139 other decided applications in the last five years and 40 appeals.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Trinity College Dublin (c/o the Estates and Facilities Directorate, Trinity Central, 152 Pearse Street, Dublin 2), intend to apply for permission for a replacement external platform lift to the Kinsella Hall podium. The existing open external platform lift is to be removed and replaced with a new enclosed external platform lift, providing universal access to this area, including all associated works to improve existing inclined level access, at The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin 2. The proposed development is within the curtilage of the Eavan Boland Library (2003 on the Record of Protected Structures) and Trinity College Dublin Arts Block (2006 on the Record of Protected Structures).
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Additional information on 6 Jul 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 123 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 May 2026New applicationObservation window closed 19 Jun 2026
- 6 Jul 2026Further information requested
- 6 Jul 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 4 Aug 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.
Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 138
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 33
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 68182). 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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