Planning permission was recently granted through a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) application for a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) development at Merrion Gates, 169-177 Merrion Road, Dublin 4.

The development will include the construction of 2 apartment blocks, ranging in height from 1-6 storeys (over basement) and comprising 200 student bed spaces in total.

The permitted Merrion Gates scheme will also include ancillary student support facilities including internal communal amenity space at basement and ground level, a reception area, lobby, parcel and laundry room, student residents' lounge, co-working space, multi-purpose gym/studio along with landscaped external communal open space.

Merrion Gates is well located allowing easy access to a variety of Dublin's finest third level institutions with a combined student population of c.100,000 which includes:

- University College Dublin - 2.7 km with 38,000 students

- Smurfit Business School at UCD - 2.7 km with 1,400 students

- Trinity College Dublin - 4.9 km with 19,000 students

- Royal College of Surgeons - 5.1 km with 3,500 students

- The Institute of Art Design & Technology, 8.3km with 2,500 students

- Technological University, Dublin - 5.3 km to Aungier Street Campus (30,000 students across all five TU campus locations)

- National College of Ireland - 6.7 km with 6,000 students

- National College of Art & Design - 6.3km with 1,500 students

- Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute - 6.4km with 800 students

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