GrantedApartmentsDecided 10 December 2018

Site of c.552 sqm (c.0.05ha)at Nos. 1, 1A and 2 Usher Street and Nos. 29/30, Usher's Quay, Dublin 8

Demolition of existing buildings to build a 6-8 storey block with 28 apartments and a ground floor commercial unit.

3328/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 June 2018

Reference: 3328/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 June 2018
Residential units: 28

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of existing structures to construct a new 6-8 storey residential over commercial block. It will accommodate 28 apartments, a ground floor commercial unit, a gym, laundry facilities, and a communal roof terrace.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionurban regeneration

Storeys: 8
Floor area: 3,167 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will involve the demolition of all existing structures onsite (c. 1,028 sqm) to provide for a new 6-8 storey residential over ground floor commercial development (c. 3,166.7 sqm gfa),in one block accommodating 28 no. Apartments: 5 no. 1 bed units; 22 no. 2 bed units; and 1 no. 3 bed unit; with private balconies at each floor level. The parapet height of the proposed development at its highest point is 26.3m and the uppermost floors of the building will be set back fronting onto usher street and usher's quay. At ground floor level,1 no. Commercial unit (c. 1 72.7sqm, to accommodate use class 1 and 2 type uses such as retail, professional / financial services) will be provided along with ancillary laundry room and gym facility; secure bicycle store with 66 no. Spaces; store; plant rooms; and esb substation . The development also includes all hard and soft landscaping including, a communal roof terrace at 6th floor level and private terrace at penthouse level; boundary treatments; pv panels; suds measures including blue roof surface water attenuation; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground. Access to the residential units will be provided via a private entrance lobby off usher street, with access to the commercial unit provided off usher's quay.

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
11 Mellowes Quay, Ushers Quay, Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€500,000	65 m
Apt 7 Emmet Place, Ushers St, Dublin 2not full market price	Jan 2026	€393,750	68 m
31 Traders Wharf, Ushers Quay, Dublin 8	Jun 2025	€245,000	93 m
41 Traders Wharf, Ushers Quay, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€280,000	93 m
215 Arran Quay, Dublin 7, Dublin	Jul 2025	€191,666	96 m
Apartment 20 Block D, Harbour Field, Sea Gardensnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€424,989	127 m
Apt 71, Pier 19, Ushers Island Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€218,000	136 m
Apt 12, Pier 19, Bridgefoot St Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€318,000	141 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 received21 June 2018
Further information requested15 August 2018
Further information received13 November 2018
Decision due10 December 2018
Decision issued10 December 2018
Grant issued19 February 2019

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