Land parcel 3559345

Area

12,189 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres)

Buildings

8 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 4,400 m².

Zoning

R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
R3 Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs) (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 8 Mar 2022Grant permission

  The development will consist of alterations and extension to the existing two storey end of terrace dwelling. The works will consist of (1) demolition of existing ground floor rear extension (2) construction of two-storey extension to the rear, (3) all associated site works

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1200/22

• 4 Mar 2022Application declared inva

  (1) demolition of existing ground floor rear extension (2) construction of two-storey extension to the rear, (3) all associated site works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1190/22

• 21 Oct 2019Grant permission

  Permission for development at this site (0.72 hectare), known as Site 1b St. Michael's Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8 bounded by Richmond Barracks to the north, the rear of Connolly Avenue to the east and Thornton Heights to the south. The development will consist of a one to four storey older persons housing with supports scheme, incorporating: (i) 52 no. apartment dwellings with balconies; (a) 16 no. 2 bedroom apartments; (b) 36 no. 1.5 bedroom apartments. (ii) Communal facilities at ground floor level to include a multipurpose room, additional ancillary spaces, staff offices and a publicly accessible tea room (26.5m2). (iii) Landscaping works to include resident courtyards and a landscaped open space (facing the St. Michaels Estate road) incorporating a new vehicle setdown area. (iv) 15 no. car parking spaces . (13 no. new car parking spaces to be accessed from an existing vehicular entrance and the relocation of 2 no. existing car parking spaces adjacent to the new vehicle setdown area). (v) 52 no. bicycle parking spaces. (vi) (ESB substation), external signage, site perimeter boundary treatments, plant rooms, waste storage enclosures and all associated ancillary development works and services. (vii) The development will consist of the following floor areas: - Total gross internal floor area (GIA): 4,655m2 (inclusive of all residential, communal, vertical circulation & ancillary spaces). - Area of external deck/gallery access (excluding balconies): 1,066.6m2. - Area of roof terrace (excluding balconies): 100.1m2. (viii) The building will be one to four storeys in height, with a top parapet level of 40.04m OD (measuring 14.835m above finished ground floor level).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4260/19

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.

• DU018-536 Barracks
  Description

  Richmond Barracks / Inchicore Barracks   Richmond Barracks was recorded in 2025 in the ‘Our Shared Built Military Heritage: The online mapping, inventorying and recording of the Army Barracks of Ireland, 1690-1921' a project that was funded by the North South Research Programme 2022-2024 and co-led by University College Dublin and The Open University' (Forbes and McGrath 2025).  The barracks was described in the inventory of the ‘Army Barracks of Ireland - Our Shared Military Heritage, 1690-1921’ as follows; ‘The barracks at Inchicore was constructed between 1807 and 1810 and was first occupied in 1814. Named Richmond Barracks after Charles Lennox, 4th duke of Richmond, the incumbent lord lieutenant at the time of construction, it was built both in response to the rebellions of 1798 and 1803 and the ongoing Napoleonic Wars, and out of a desire to consolidate and reduce the number of new smaller barracks that had proliferated in Dublin in the intervening years. The barracks was occupied by the British Army until 1922 when it was handed over to the Irish Free State. A relatively large complex, it was an infantry barracks with a capacity in 1867 for 67 officers and 1,439 infantrymen and 20 horses. Approximately 3,000 suspected rebels and sympathisers were held at Richmond Barracks in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, with the leaders being held in the barracks gymnasium prior to their courts martial. The barracks was briefly renamed Keogh Barracks after Tom Keogh, an Irish Republican Army volunteer killed during the Irish War of Independence. The military handed the barracks over to Dublin Corporation in 1924 and parts of it were then converted into social housing in what became known as Keogh Square. In 1929 three of the buildings were purchased by the Christian Brothers in order to establish St Michael’s School. In the 1960s the Keogh Square housing was demolished and replaced with St Michael’s Estate, which in turn was demolished in 2013. However, the barrack buildings of the Christian Brothers school, which had closed in 2006, were thereafter refurbished along with the original barracks gymnasium as a visitor attraction and cultural centre in 2016 as part of the commemorative programme for the 1916 Easter Rising'.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on description taken from inventory of the ‘Army Barracks of Ireland - Our Shared Military Heritage, 1690-1921   Date of Compilation: 11 November 2025

• WI012-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In 1937-39 the following folklore was recorded from Calary National School; 'In the Church yard of Calary there is supposed to be a "Fairy-Fort". It is said that a man went to plough it and as soon as he put his hands on the plough, The horse & Plough were took out of his hands and they never came back and the man run away in fright' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 239). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Yasmin Fortune Date of upload: 31 January 2020

Architectural heritage

• Inchicore Primary Care Centre, barracks, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached twelve-bay single-storey former barracks, built c.1850, having two-bay entrance breakfront to front (west) elevation, half-dormer attic to north end and two-storey extension with pitched-roof to rear (east) elevation. Later in use as social housing, subsequently in use as school, now in use as health centre. Hipped slate roof with cut granite eaves course, having moulded brown brick chimneystack flanked by pair of hipped dormer windows to north elevation, parapet to breakfront having cut granite coping and carved limestone cross finial. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked cut limestone walls over limestone plinth, having cut granite impost course and circular blind opening to pediment. Plaque commemorating poet and soldier Francis Ledwidge to north elevation. Round-headed recessed window openings with granite sills to front and south elevations, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals, nine-over-nine pane timber sash windows to front elevation, yellow brick infill in blocked window opening to south elevation. Round-headed window openings to dormer windows, having cut granite sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds, three-over-three pane timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to north elevation, ground floor, having red brick block-and-start surround and three-over-three pane timber sash windows. All openings having external secondary glazing. Glazed entrance doors having glazed upper section to breakfront, and timber panelled door having glazed upper section to north end of front elevation, in round-headed former window openings, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals. Round-headed blocked door opening to south elevation, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks, yellow brick reveals and yellow brick infill. Square-headed blocked door opening to north elevation having red brick block-and-start surround and yellow brick infill. Located on street adjacent to two surviving barracks buildings, addressing the site of recently demolished Saint Michael’s Estate housing complex.

• Barracks, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay single-storey former barracks, built c.1850, having attic accommodation to south end and single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear (east) elevation. Later in use as social housing, subsequently in use as school, currently disused. Pitched slate roof having decorative polychrome eaves course, some cast-iron rainwater goods. Yellow brick walls laid in English bond over chamfered granite and limestone, square-headed recessed panels to north elevation having chamfered red brick reveals, dentilated polychrome brick head detail and chamfered sills. Segmental-headed window openings to front (west) and south elevations, having yellow brick voussoirs and cut granite sills, set within square-headed recesses. Blocked window openings to front elevation, timber sash windows to south elevation, ground floor. Segmental-headed door opening to south elevation having yellow brick voussoirs, square-headed door opening to north elevation having concrete lintel. Located on street between two surviving barracks buildings, addressing the site of recently demolished Saint Michael’s Estate housing complex.

• Barracks, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached twelve-bay single-storey former barracks, built c.1850, having central two-bay pedimented entrance breakfront to front (west) elevation, and half-dormer attic to south elevation. Later in use as social housing, subsequently in use as school, currently disused. Hipped slate roof with cut stone eaves course, having moulded brown brick chimneystack flanked by pair of hipped dormer windows to south elevation, parapet to breakfront having cut granite coping and carved limestone cross finial. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked cut limestone walls over limestone plinth, having cut granite impost course and circular blind opening to pediment having carved stone crest ‘1929 / FACERE ET DOCERE’. Round-headed recessed window openings with cut granite sills to front and north elevations, having cut limestone voussoirs, cut granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals. Round-headed window openings to dormer windows, having cut stone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds. All openings blocked or partially blocked, timber sash windows evident. Round-headed recessed blocked door openings to front and north elevations, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals. Located on street adjacent to two surviving barracks buildings, addressing the site of recently demolished Saint Michael’s Estate housing complex.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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