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Dublin City Council · WEB5067/25

The Printing House (a Protected Structure – Ref No. 2003 and a Recorded Monument – Ref No.: DU018-020508) in New Square located within the campus of Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2

Approved in Dec 2025. No sign of building yet.

  1. 8 Sept 2025Received
  2. 31 Oct 2025Approved
  3. 8 Dec 2025Final approval
  4. 8 Dec 2030Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Approved · 31 Oct 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
5,995 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the permission for the continuation of the Temporary Pavilion in New Square, and the continuation of and temporary fit-out works to and change of use of the Printing House, to allow both to operate as exhibition space, as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref.: 4785/22, for a period of eight years. This includes for 1. Continuation of temporary fit-out works to the Printing House, and a temporary change of use for to allow it to operate as an exhibition space to include: • A temporary fit-out, to the Printing House (360m2), which incorporates exhibition space, storage rooms, office, and WC at ground floor level and associated plant space at basement level. The temporary fit-out works include the installation of demountable reversible steel and concrete structures, metal stud partitions, timber and steel doors, fire curtain, blockwork walls, and associated services including sprinkler system, ventilation, heating, cooling, information technology and electrical systems. • A demountable steel temporary structure (29 sq.m) along the eastern edge of the Printing House to provide an accessible entrance through an existing doorway, involving widening of the door opening. • All other permitted refurbishment works permitted, and agreed under compliance with DCC, under DCC Reg. Ref.: 4785/22 have been implemented. 2. The continuation of the in place Temporary Pavilion in New Square which has a gross internal area of c.900m2 comprising of an exhibition space (576m2), retail space (170m2), WCs, staff room, storage, plant area and external landscaping

Planning details

Reference
WEB5067/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
8 Sept 2025
Decision due
31 Oct 2025 · decided 31 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 31 Oct 2025
Site area
5,995 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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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

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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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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEB5067/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the permission for the, received on 8 Sept 2025; permission was granted on 31 Oct 2025.