GrantedCommercialDecided 27 January 2022

The Treasury Building, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2 D02XN96

Refurbishment and extension of the Treasury Building to add two storeys and a new atrium.

2860/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 June 2021

Reference: 2860/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 June 2021

Summary

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Google Ireland Limited intends to refurbish and extend the Treasury Building, increasing the office floor space by over 7,800 square meters. The project will extend the building from six to eight storeys, replace the facade, and construct a new eastern atrium.

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Storeys: 8
Floor area: 7,802 m²

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Official record

Development description

We, google ireland limited, intend to apply for planning permission for development comprising the refurbishment and extension of the existing 'treasury building' to provide c. 7,802sqm of additional office floor space [resulting in a total of 20,933sqm gfa] on the c. 0.40ha site at grand canal street lower, dublin 2 d02xn96. The proposed development will consist of
Extension and refurbishment of the existing 6 storey building to result in an 8 storey building over part basement (including mezzanine floor levels at ground and first floor levels) with a winter garden/lift lobby, atrium, plant room and screen at roof level
Demolition of existing atrium and construction of a new atrium on the eastern elevation
Amendments to and replacement of the existing façade detail on all other elevations
Addition of 2 no. Additional floor levels, setback from the brick (southern) façade at 6th and 7th floor levels [a setback is also proposed from the new roof top plant screen on all elevations providing for a roof terrace and garden including a 'walking path']
Provision of an accessible terrace at the 6th floor level fronting the north elevation
Provision of 209 no. Bicycle spaces, changing and showering facilities at ground floor level
Reconfiguration of existing car park area to remove 13 no. Car parking spaces providing for 2 no. Disabled car parking spaces and a new loading bay and waste management area at the rear of the building
Extension of the existing stair core (northern and western elevations) to serve the additional proposed levels and roof terrace
300sqm of solar panels at roof level
Hard and soft landscaping including at roof level, removal of existing loading bay on grand canal street lower and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 4 April 2023.

Notified floor area: 20,933 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Albert Court East, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€415,000	105 m
14 Albert Court East, Lower Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€620,000	108 m
18 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2	Apr 2025	€290,000	116 m
Apt 41, The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€415,000	116 m
151 The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€450,000	116 m
104 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€405,000	116 m
154 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price	Feb 2025	€105,470	116 m
83 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2025	€380,000	116 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 received1 June 2021
Further information requested26 July 2021
Further information received22 December 2021
Decision due27 January 2022
Decision issued27 January 2022
Grant issued10 March 2022

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