The Watermarque Building, South Lotts Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Amendments to the Watermarque Building including new rooftop plant machinery and ground floor glazing changes.
2089/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 January 2020
- Reference
- 2089/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development seeks amendments to the existing office building. Works include installing 115 sq.m of additional rooftop plant machinery, relocating safety barriers, adding ventilation louvers, and replacing the ground floor entrance door with new glazing.
- Floor area
- 115 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Planning permission for development at the watermarque building, ringsend road, dublin 4, d04k7n3. The site is bound by ringsend road to the north, shelbourne park stadium to the south, the river dodder to the east and south lotts road to the west. The proposed development seeks amendments to the existing building to provide for the following: - provision of additional plant machinery and ancillaries at roof level comprising of c. 115 sq. M; - relocation and replacement of existing safety barrier at roof level to accommodate new plant machinery; - provision of 2 no. Supply and exhaust ventilation louvers to the southern elevation; - existing entrance door at ground floor level on the north west corner at the junction of ringsend road and south lotts road to be removed and replaced with new glazing; - all other ancillary site development work necessary to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Camden Lock, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €656,000 | 39 m |
| 34 Camden Lock, Ringsend Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Apr 2026 | €520,000 | 39 m |
| 23 Camden Lock, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 46 m |
| 14 Camden Lock, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €490,000 | 79 m |
| 3 Camden Lock, South Dock Rd, Ringsend | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 79 m |
| Block A, 601 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €690,000 | 94 m |
| Apt 504, Shelbourne Plaza, South Dock Rd Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €975,000 | 95 m |
| 1 Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €535,000 | 118 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 January 2020
- Decision due16 March 2020
- Decision issued12 March 2020
- Grant issued22 June 2020
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