The Donore Project Phase 2

Metropolitan Workshop secured planning approval for Phase 2 of the Donore Project, a major regeneration initiative being delivered for the Land Development Agency in partnership with Dublin City Council.

The development will provide 123 new homes, comprising a mix of cost-rental and social housing, alongside significant new community and recreational infrastructure. The residential element includes a 16 storey apartment building and a series of own-door duplex homes, helping create a diverse and vibrant neighbourhood that responds to the character of Dublin 8.

A key component of the project is the delivery of a new municipal multi-sport playing pitch, designed to accommodate GAA, soccer and rugby, together with playgrounds, fitness facilities and extensive landscaped open space. A new public park will further enhance the area’s green infrastructure and provide an important community amenity.

The project forms part of the wider Donore regeneration programme, which will include a crèche, community and cultural spaces, retail and café uses, a mobility hub and a new home for Donore Boxing Club. New pedestrian and cycle connections will link Donore Avenue, South Circular Road and Cork Street, helping to create a more connected, active and inclusive neighbourhood.

Together with Phase 1, the Donore Project is transforming the former St. Teresa’s Gardens lands into a vibrant mixed-tenure urban quarter and a catalyst for the wider regeneration of Dublin 8.

Team: Metropolitan Workshop (Masterplanner and Architect) / AECOM (M+E, Environmental, Civil and Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Transport, Landscape, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage) / KSN Project Management (Project Manager) / John Spain Associates (Planning Consultants) / Maurice Johnston & Partners (Fire and DAC) / Occupli (PSDP)

Status: Planning permission received