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Dublin City Council · WEB2974/25

Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School, Including Nos. 183-188 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

Approved in Nov 2025. Building started in 2026.

  1. 27 Aug 2025Received
  2. 21 Oct 2025Approved
  3. 26 Nov 2025Final approval
  4. 5 May 2026Building started
Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved and retention permission · 21 Oct 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
5,214 m²

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What’s proposed

PERMISSION AND RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE; We, Trinity College Dublin (the Provost, Fellow Foundation Scholars and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin) Intend To Apply For : Permission & Retention Permission For development at this site: known as the Trinity Business School (0.518 ha site approximately), within the campus of Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, DO2R590, DO2F6N2. The site is principally bounded by Pearse Street to the north; the existing railway line to the east; existing structures on Pearse Street to the west and the Trinity College campus to the south. The site also includes Nos. 183-188 Pearse Street (incl.) which are Protected Structures RPS Ref No's 6515, 6516, 6517, 6518 & 6520. The development will consist/consists of: permission for amendments to the planning permission granted under Reg.Ref: 3012/15 (3012/15/X1 extended to 18th December 2025).The amendments involve modifications to the permitted layout which originally provided for the demolition of the Simon Perry Building to create an Agora Space. Under the modified proposal the open space adjacent to the Business School will be reduced by 334 sqm to form an enclosed courtyard to the rear of the Simon Perry Building, which building will not be demolished. As part of the amendment application linear planter boxes are proposed along the northern facade of the Simon Perry building in the courtyard to manage existing surface water runoff from the roof of the building. The application includes all associated works to accommodate the proposed changes including relocation of bike racks (28 bicycles spaces) within the courtyard (previously shown on the permitted development adjoining the steps and ramp on the southern elevation). Retention permission is sought for a platform lift to the courtyard, minor elevational changes to the ground floor doors and the reconfiguration of the ramp and steps all on the southern elevation of the Business School

Planning details

Reference
WEB2974/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
27 Aug 2025
Observations close
1 Oct 2025 (closed 383 days ago)
Decision due
21 Oct 2025 · decided 21 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant permission and retention permission on 21 Oct 2025
Site area
5,214 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 5 May 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014102DC

Zoning

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

G5 — Open space and amenity

Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

O2 — Green belt

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • NIAH-recorded building · 115
    Trinity City Hotel
  • Recorded monument · 11
    Hospital; Glass works

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary

WEB2974/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PERMISSION AND RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE; We, Trinity College Dublin (the Provost, received on 27 Aug 2025; permission was granted on 21 Oct 2025.