GrantedCommercialDecided 8 September 2020

New Century House, Mayor Street Lower, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 K8N7

Refurbishment of a six-storey office building including a new facade, reception space, and bank relocation.

2749/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 May 2020

Reference: 2749/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 25 May 2020

Summary

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The proposed development comprises the refurbishment of an existing six-storey building to provide a new facade treatment. It includes a new double-height reception space, the relocation and reduction of an existing bank branch, and a partial change of use between office and bank spaces.

Commercialofficerefurbishmentbankifsc

Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development on a site of 0.34 ha at new century house, mayor street lower, ifsc, dublin 1, d01 k8n7. The site is bound by mayor street lower to the north, citi bank building fronting north wall quay to the south, and clarion quay apartment development to the east and commons street to the west. The proposed development comprises of the following
Refurbishment of the existing 6 no. Storey building to provide for a new façade treatment to all elevations
Provision of new part double height reception space to the rear elevation
Relocation of existing bank branch to the north east corner of the ground floor resulting in a change of use from office to bank in this area
Reduction of the existing bank branch from 216sqm to 187sqm
Change of use of former bank branch to office use at ground floor level (147 sqm)
Provision of new universally accessible pedestrian entrance to bank branch from street level along the northern elevation of the building
Provision of refurbished entrance to the office development to the north elevation fronting mayor street lower
Provision of additional mechanical plant at roof level
Minor infill to office floor plate at 5th floor level resulting in an increase of 79 sqm of office floor space overall
Minor reconfiguration of internal office floor plates
Reconfiguration of basement level to provide ancillary office amenities and additional bike parking spaces (195 no. Spaces) and 49 carpark spaces including 7no. New electric car charge points and 3 no. New universally accessible parking bays
Upgrade of the hard and soft landscaping within the courtyard area and provision of new canopy area to courtyard on the southern elevation and provision of new screen to courtyard along the southern boundary of the site
Minor alternations to the hard landscaping to the north of the development fronting mayor street lower
The proposed development also includes accessible terraces at 5th floor level to the north, east and west, and all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in an increase in gross floor area from 12,223 sqm to 12,365 sqm

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 14 May 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 March 2022.

Notified floor area: 1,247.74 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 14 Block 11, Clarion Quay, Mayor St Dublin 1	Nov 2025	€425,000	46 m
2 Clarion Quay, Block 11, Ifsc	Mar 2025	€287,000	46 m
21 Malton House, Custom House Sq, Mayor St Lower Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€419,000	56 m
Apt 19 Block A, Mayor St, Custom House Sq	May 2025	€395,000	56 m
Apt 4 Block 12, Mayor St, I F S C Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€285,000	58 m
23 Gandon House, Mayor St, Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€690,000	80 m
20 Gandon House, Custom House Sq, Mayor St Lower Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€431,000	80 m
15 Semple House, Custom House Sq, Dublin 1	May 2025	€440,000	87 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 received25 May 2020
Further information requested17 July 2020
Further information received12 August 2020
Decision due8 September 2020
Decision issued8 September 2020
Grant issued17 February 2021
Appeal submitted6 October 2020
Appeal decided10 February 2021

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