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An Coimisiún Pleanála granted permission for an assisted living development on lands adjoining St Laurence College in Loughlinstown, Dublin 18. The scheme features 119 assisted living homes, a 180-bed transitional care home, and new sports facilities. The decision followed a grant by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and subsequent appeals by the applicant and a residents’ association.

Dublin City Council has granted permission for an amendment to the Omni Plaza development beside Omni Park Shopping Centre in Santry, Dublin 9. The decision brings the permitted scheme on the approximately 2.5-hectare site to 457 apartments.

Construction is now under way on Phase 4 of Glenveagh’s wider residential development at Corballis East in Donabate, Co. Dublin. The phase will deliver 92 homes on a 3.28-hectare site beside the Donabate Distributor Road. Fingal County Council issued final planning permission in October 2025.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted permission for a mixed-use development across two sites between James Place East and Mount Street Upper in Dublin 2, following an appeal. The approved scheme includes 26 apartments, office accommodation and a community garden, alongside works to two protected structures.

Meath County Council granted Glenveagh final permission for 356 homes at Bennetstown in Dunboyne North, Co. Meath, after a third-party appeal was withdrawn. The scheme forms another phase of Glenveagh’s wider development in the area and includes a crèche, public open space and new road, pedestrian and cycle connections.

Dublin City Council has granted final planning permission with conditions for a 547-bed purpose-built student accommodation development on Shanowen Road in Santry, Dublin 9. Known as Project Nest, the scheme will redevelop the Shanowen Business Centre site, including Kaybee House and part of Shanowen House.

Ireland’s planning system is still a major element in the country’s efforts to increase housing delivery. The Government’s latest housing plan targets 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030, while recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that planning permission was granted for 34,974 homes in 2025. More recently, approvals increased by 60% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 11,912 homes.

Architectural visualisation can support a property development long before construction begins. At 3D Design Bureau, we have used it to help design teams test options, identify measures that can improve a scheme and address issues that might otherwise create challenges at planning stage.

Ireland’s exempted development rules have been expanded under new Planning and Development Regulations introduced in July 2026, widening the scope of residential works that can proceed without formal planning approval.

For many people in Ireland, the idea of home has long been associated with a house: a front door, private garden, driveway, family space and long-term ownership. This preference reflects how Irish towns, suburbs and communities have developed over generations, and how housing has traditionally been delivered across the country.

At 3D Design Bureau, our work is often seen through the final solutions we produce, from architectural CGIs and verified view montages to daylight and sunlight assessments, virtual tours, animations and other 3D planning and marketing services. However, behind every deliverable is a team of specialists working together to interpret information, resolve challenges, support design teams and communicate projects clearly throughout a development’s lifecycle.

Architectural visualisation supports office developments at two key stages: securing planning approval and marketing to future occupiers. We look at how CGIs, photomontages and verified view montages helped two recent projects — Westgate in Galway Business Park and Connaught House in Dublin.

Today’s topic will revolve around managing a large property portfolio and how to effectively communicate neighbourhoods to prospective buyers.

Today’s topic will revolve around managing a large property portfolio and how to effectively communicate neighbourhoods to prospective buyers.

Today’s topic will revolve around the current trends surrounding the interior design market in Ireland.

Owen Reilly discusses the current state and future trends surrounding the property market in Ireland and the emerging technology in the sector.

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