Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8
- 23 Dec 2025Received
- 6 Jan 2026Application declared invalid
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Application declared invalid · 6 Jan 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 2.82 ha
What’s proposed
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Bellerophon Ltd. trading as Griffith College intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission at Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. The Former Griffith Barracks (now Griffith College) is a Protected Structure RPS Reg. Ref. 1846. The proposed development at Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (RPS Reg. Ref. No. 1846) comprises four main elements: • Removal of existing Portacabins in the Quad and construction of a new four storey building which will integrate with the Arthur Griffith Building and Daniel O’Connell Buildings via an atrium including classrooms, lecture rooms, offices, plant rooms, storage, breakout spaces, 5,207 sqm in size including 332 sqm in renovation of the existing building. Interventions to the protected structure including new openings and internal renovation of the existing building • Demolition of the building known as ‘The Photography Studio’ and construction of a part 4 and 5 storey over basement ‘Teaching and Learning’ building including a gym, changing areas, exhibition / event space, terrace at fourth and fifth floor level, classrooms, lecture rooms, offices, plant rooms, storage, breakout spaces, 4,619 sqm in size with associated landscaping including the partial demolition of existing stone wall & railings. • Three storey extension to the west of the ‘Quarter Master’s House’, facing South Circular Road, to provide multi-use space for educational use the College along with internal refurbishment of the Quartermaster House 391 sqm in size including removing of existing lean-to extension, with associated siteworks. • Single storey extension of the existing ‘Bunker’ building to provide design studio/teaching space 805 sqm in size accessed via the Quad, with basement extension, external walkway and colonnades.• External and internal refurbishment of Cavalry buildings. • The development will also include reconfiguration and improvement of campus pedestrian and vehicular circulation, landscaping, reconfiguration of car parking, 600 No. new cycle parking spaces, upgrade and reconfiguration of the existing Quad open space to provide multifunctional space, new open space adjacent to the Cavalry Buildings, excavations, foundations, extension of waste management area, new ESB substation, infrastructure, green roofs, and all ancillary works
WEB6102/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: Bellerophon Ltd. trading as Griffith College intend to apply for a, received on 23 Dec 2025; the council declared it invalid on 6 Jan 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB6102/25
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 5 Feb 2026 (closed 221 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Feb 2026 · decided 6 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Application declared invalid on 6 Jan 2026
- Proposed development
- PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Bellerophon Ltd. trading as Griffith College intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission at Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. The Former Griffith Barracks (now Griffith College) is a Protected Structure RPS Reg. Ref. 1846. The proposed development at Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (RPS Reg. Ref. No. 1846) comprises four main elements: • Removal of existing Portacabins in the Quad and construction of a new four storey building which will integrate with the Arthur Griffith Building and Daniel O’Connell Buildings via an atrium including classrooms, lecture rooms, offices, plant rooms, storage, breakout spaces, 5,207 sqm in size including 332 sqm in renovation of the existing building. Interventions to the protected structure including new openings and internal renovation of the existing building • Demolition of the building known as ‘The Photography Studio’ and construction of a part 4 and 5 storey over basement ‘Teaching and Learning’ building including a gym, changing areas, exhibition / event space, terrace at fourth and fifth floor level, classrooms, lecture rooms, offices, plant rooms, storage, breakout spaces, 4,619 sqm in size with associated landscaping including the partial demolition of existing stone wall & railings. • Three storey extension to the west of the ‘Quarter Master’s House’, facing South Circular Road, to provide multi-use space for educational use the College along with internal refurbishment of the Quartermaster House 391 sqm in size including removing of existing lean-to extension, with associated siteworks. • Single storey extension of the existing ‘Bunker’ building to provide design studio/teaching space 805 sqm in size accessed via the Quad, with basement extension, external walkway and colonnades.• External and internal refurbishment of Cavalry buildings. • The development will also include reconfiguration and improvement of campus pedestrian and vehicular circulation, landscaping, reconfiguration of car parking, 600 No. new cycle parking spaces, upgrade and reconfiguration of the existing Quad open space to provide multifunctional space, new open space adjacent to the Cavalry Buildings, excavations, foundations, extension of waste management area, new ESB substation, infrastructure, green roofs, and all ancillary worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.82 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.33072, -6.27817
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.
Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-Uses: To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.
A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.
Z3: Neighbourhood Centres: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
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.
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 44
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 6
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88782). 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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