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Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development

Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development

By: Aidan Crowley:

Housing charity, The Iveagh Trust, has received planning permission from Dublin City Council (DCC) to build a new complex of apartments on the South Circular Road at Dolphin’s Barn.

The Iveagh Trust, which is an historical provider of affordable housing in parts of Dublin City, is set to use a long derelict site at 33-37 Dolphin’s Barn Street, near the Coombe Hospital, for the development of twenty-five social housing apartment units.

The site is currently owned by DCC and has a chequred history. Previously, it consisted of a terrace of shops, but became derelict at the time of a road widening scheme at Dolphin’s Barn in the early 2000’s. In 2015, developers, Malkey Ltd., secured planning permission for the construction of twelve apartments, earmarked for social housing.

 

The scheme was designed by Shay Cleary Architects and envisaged a mainly six-storey building, including ground floor retail facilities. This development never proceeded, with the planning permission lapsing. DCC then embarked on a protracted process, aiming to retrieve the site from Malkey Ltd., citing the lack of fulfillment of the planning permission.

In 2021, the council sought offers from various housing associations to develop the site and the competition was eventually won by the Iveagh Trust, who again engaged Shay Cleary Architects to design a building for the site.

According to the plans, the existing buildings, at the junction of Dolphin’s Barn Street and the South Circular Road, will be demolished. This will make way for the construction of an eight-storey, mixed-use building, consisting mostly of apartments, with the frontage on Dolphin’s Barn Street.

There will be a landmark corner element at the junction with the South Circular Road and the building will step down, progressively, to the two-storey terrace behind it.

The ground floor level of the development will be designated for community and social enterprise use, in addition to retail facilities, leaving the remaining floors for homes.

The residential floors will have the capacity to house thirty-eight tenants, offering high standard accommodation, within a short distance of the city centre. The Iveagh Trust has drawn up plans for twenty-five residential units, twelve of which will be one-bedroom apartments, while eleven will be standard two-bedroom apartments. Two of the units will be larger two-bedroom duplexes.

The plans include the provision of balconies and terraces on the south-eastern, south-western and north-western elevations, with communal open space at mezzanine floor level. Roof terraces have been planned for the north-western side of the fourth floor, as well as the north-west and north-east side of the sixth floor.

There is a provision in the plans for bicycle parking spaces, in addition to bin storage facilities and an ESB sub-station on the ground floor. There is also a provision for the inclusion of solar panels at the sixth floor and roof levels.

DCC has specified a number of provisos within the plans, including no short-term letting, no betting shops in the retail space and no advertising signs attached to the building.

Following the appeals process, which normally takes about four weeks, the Iveagh Trust, will finalise feasibility assessments and submit funding applications to the Housing Finance Agency and the Housing Department. The Iveagh Trust currently manages more than one thousand, six hundred and forty homes across Dublin City.

“The revitalisaton of the derelict site at 33-37 Dolphin’s Barn Street has the potential to greatly benefit both locals and business owners. An increased residential population is likely to boost foot traffic to shops, cafes and restaurants, creating growth opportunities for local businesses”, said Samantha Machado of the Iveagh Trust.

“Transforming a derelict site into residential space can also encourage vitality and animate the streetscape, making a more attractive urban environment and reducing the potential for antisocial behaviour. Additionally, the development may encourage local authorities to improve public amenities in the vicinity”, she added.

“Construction of the new development is expected to begin in the third or fourth quarter of 2025, with completion anticipated by the second quarter of 2027”, she concluded.

https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dublincity/application-details/161121

One Response

  1. Bonnie says:

    Iveagh trust manages many buildings where street level units remain closed with the result that the street environment is hostile and unappealing. DB does not need more vacant or frosted off shopfronts. Insurance problems were cited as the reason cork st developments lay empty for years. This can’t happen here.

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