RefusedAlterationsDecided 15 March 2019

The Spencer Hotel, North Wall Quay, I.F.S.C., Dublin 1

Installation of new colour-changeable building lighting on the hotel's south and west elevations.

2084/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 January 2019

Reference: 2084/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 21 January 2019

Summary

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The development consists of installing various building lighting measures on the south-facing and west-facing elevations of the hotel. This includes narrow beam downlights, uplights, linear lighting, and LED neon flex lighting, all of which will be colour-changeable.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of a number of building lighting measures to the north wall quay (south facing) elevation and to the excise walk (west facing) elevation of the hotel building. These include: narrow beam downlights (4 no. ) at ground floor level on the south elevation (north wall quay); narrow beam uplights (6 no. ) located above the ground floor level on the south elevation (north wall quay); linear narrow beam lighting at ground floor on the south elevation (north wall quay); led neon flex lighting at 1st-5th floor levels on the south elevation (north wall quay) and west elevation (excise walk); all of the proposed lighting is to be colour changeable.

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Z5: City CentreUC

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 3 Block 3, Clarion Quay, Ifsc	Jul 2025	€340,000	45 m
Apt 10, Clarion Quay, North Wall Quay Dublin 1	May 2026	€655,000	48 m
Apt 9 Block 6, Clarion Quay, Excise Walk Ifsc North Wall	Jul 2026	€380,000	90 m
Apt 7 Block 6, Clarion Quay, North Wall Quay Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€380,000	90 m
Apt 16 Block 7, Clarion Quay, Mayor St Dublin 1not full market price	Feb 2025	€160,000	92 m
Apt 12 Block 7, Clarion Quay Apts, Ifsc Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€418,000	92 m
Apt 1.1, National College Of Ireland, Mayor St	Dec 2025	€50,648,130	102 m
Apt 4 Block 12, Mayor St, I F S C Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€285,000	115 m

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Key dates

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Application received21 January 2019
Decision due15 March 2019
Decision issued15 March 2019
Appeal submitted16 April 2019
Appeal decided4 July 2019

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