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Application Submitted for over 1,000 New Homes in Clonburris Strategic Development Zone August, 2025

South Dublin County Council has lodged a Part 10 planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a major residential development across three sites within the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). The proposed scheme will deliver 1,252 new homes in a mix of houses, duplexes, triplexes, and apartments, alongside childcare, community, and retail facilities.

model of the Clonburris SDZ produced for daylight and sunlight assessment
246-Bed Student Accommodation Approved Adjacent to Connolly Station August, 2025

Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for a new purpose-built student accommodation complex at 96–99 Amiens Street, Dublin 1. The approved scheme will deliver 246 bedspaces in a modern, high-density building ranging from six to nine storeys over a lower ground floor.

Architectural computer generated imagery of the approved development in Dublin 1
Institute of Education Extension Approved at Leeson Street Lower August, 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved plans, following an appeal, for the redevelopment and extension of existing buildings at 19–20 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2. The approved scheme, designed for the Institute of Education, will provide additional classrooms and ancillary facilities through a combination of refurbishment and new-build elements.

Proposed state verified view montage of the Institute of Education Extension in Dublin produced for visual impact assessment
An Coimisiún Pleanála Approves 67-unit Housing Scheme in Sandyford August, 2025

A planning application has been lodged to Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for a new residential development off Sandyford Road in Sandyford, Co. Dublin. The proposed scheme will feature 73 residential units, comprising a mix of houses and apartments.

Proposed state Verified View montage of the planned development in Sandyford, created for a visual impact assessment (cropped)
Plans Granted for Office Expansion at Mespil Court, Dublin 4 July, 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved plans with revised conditions to extend the existing office building at Mespil Court, Dublin 4, along Mespil Road and the Grand Canal.

Proposed state verified view montage of the Office Expansion at Mespil Court in Dublin produced for visual impact assessment
Major Residential and Hotel Scheme Approved at Former Veha Factory Site July, 2025

Wicklow County Council has granted planning permission with conditions for a large-scale mixed-use development in Wicklow town. The approved scheme includes the redevelopment of the former ‘Veha’ factory site, a substantial brownfield plot along The Murrough Road, into a new residential neighbourhood featuring a 116-bedroom hotel, commercial amenities, and a crèche.

Computer generated imagery of the approved residential development in Wicklow
Breaking down the jargon: Daylight and sunlight assessments terminology

Understanding Daylight and Sunlight assessments can be difficult. They involve a huge amount of work from skilled analysts to understand the large quantity of data and to collate it into a clear and concise understanding of how a proposed property development will perform when built.

Computer generated imagery for daylight and sunlight assessment
3D Rendering Market Projected $9 Billion Value 2026

A report by Global Market Insights (GMI) has projected that 3D Rendering Software will achieve growth of 20% per year between 2020 and 2026. The market size surpassed $2B in 2019 and if projections are accurate, there will be a total increase of 450% over 7 years.

The Growth of ‘Hybrid Reality’ Viewings in the Property Market

Hybrid tours are a combination or merging of real spaces and renders, where both can co-exist and interact within a virtual tour. Users have the ability to navigate through the real and virtual world at the same time.

Understanding daylight and sunlight assessments for new developments

A Daylight & Sunlight Assessment is a detailed technical analysis that evaluates the potential impact
on daylight, sunlight and overshadowing by a proposed development.

Model Used for Shadow Study
Presentation CGIs & Photomontages: For Design Decisions, Planning Approval & Marketing

Presentation CGIs and photomontages are used throughout the lifecycle of a project from the early design stage of a project through the planning phase and finally to secure pre-sales and market a new development.

Presentation CGIs & Photomontages: For Design Decisions Planning Approval & Marketing
Help Secure Planning with Verified View Montages

Verified view montages are produced to provide stakeholders, design teams and planning authorities with a technically accurate and photorealistic view of a scheme in its intended location.

Verfied view montage accurately illustrating the visual impact that a proposed development may have.

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