GrantedCommercialDecided 2 November 2020

Block B, Georges Quay, Dublin 2, D02 VR98

Refurbishment and extension of a five-storey office building at Georges Quay, including two new floors and a ground-floor cafe.

2532/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 March 2020

Reference: 2532/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 19 March 2020
Floor area: 2627 m²

Summary

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The development comprises the refurbishment of the existing five-storey building with a new facade treatment. It includes extending the fifth floor, adding two new setback floors (2,627 sq.m), and providing a 302 sq.m cafe unit at ground and mezzanine level.

Commercialofficecafeextensionredevelopment

Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development on a site of 0.14ha at block b, georges quay, dublin 2, d02 vr98. The site is bound by georges quay to the north, georges quay plaza to the south, 1gq to the east and tara street station/railway bridge to the west. Luke street runs through the site in a north/south direction with the existing building bridging across luke street from 1st floor level. The proposed development comprises of the following
Refurbishment of the existing 5 no. Storey building to provide for a new façade treatment to all elevations
Extension of existing 5th storey set back level in line with the main façade along the northern elevation
Provision of 2 no. Additional floors (2,627 sq. M), set back from the north, east and west elevations
Provision of a café unit (302 sq. M. ) to the west side of the building fronting georges quay and luke street to the east at ground at mezzanine level
Amendments to the ground floor layout to provide for a new entrance lobby to the office to the east of the building
Amendments to basement level to provide for a reconfiguration of the car parking spaces, 80 no. Cycle parking spaces, 3 no. Motorbike spaces, new shower and locker rooms, staff amenities, bin store, managers office and plant room. Access to basement will remain unchanged
Alterations to the hard and soft landscaping, suds drainage provision of plant at basement and roof level, 2 no. Accessible terraces at 5th and 6th floor to the north, east and west, green roofs and all other associates site development works necessary to facilitate the development works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in an increase in gross floor area from 5,220 sq. M. To 7,847 sq. M

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 27 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 7,791 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
29 Apt 2, Georges Quay, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€410,000	127 m
Apt 21, 2 Georges Quay, Dublin 2	May 2025	€431,000	127 m
38 Trinity Plaza, Pearse St, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€394,000	182 m
33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€250,000	182 m
25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€518,000	182 m
46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€475,000	182 m
43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€411,000	194 m
29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€290,000	194 m

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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 received19 March 2020
Further information requested8 July 2020
Further information received6 October 2020
Decision due2 November 2020
Decision issued2 November 2020
Grant issued15 December 2020

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