ESB Gateway Car Park, located at the Junction of East Wall Road and Forth Road, East Wall Road, Dublin 3.
Continued use of a temporary surface car park for ESB staff for up to five years.
2766/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 May 2021
- Reference
- 2766/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks the continued use of a temporary surface car park to provide ancillary parking for ESB staff during headquarters redevelopment. The works include reducing the capacity from 250 to 150 spaces and retaining existing entrances, gates, security hut, and lighting.
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
The development will consist of the continued use of a temporary surface car park to provide ancillary parking for esb staff temporally located at the gateway building, east wall road, during the redevelopment of the esb networks headquarters offices for a period up to a maximum of five years. The works include minor alterations to the existing internal car park layout reducing overall car parking capacity from 250 to 150 spaces. Permission is also sought to retain all entrances, security gates, security hut, lighting, boundary treatments and all ancillary site works without modification.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €116,667 | 61 m |
| 25 Forth Rd, East Wall, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 97 m |
| 148 East Wall Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €382,000 | 100 m |
| 67 Bargy Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Feb 2026 | €381,000 | 109 m |
| 202 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 110 m |
| 28 Bargy Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Nov 2025 | €436,000 | 145 m |
| 33 Bargy Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €406,000 | 167 m |
| 74 Shelmalier Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 196 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 received14 May 2021
- Decision due8 July 2021
- Decision issued8 July 2021
- Grant issued20 August 2021
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