GrantedCommercialDecided 10 December 2019

1, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

Demolition of the top floor and construction of four new office floors to create an eleven-storey office building on Grand Canal Quay.

3395/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 July 2019

Reference: 3395/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 2 July 2019
Floor area: 4561 m²

Summary

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The development involves stripping out the sixth floor and demolishing the seventh floor of an existing office building. It will construct four additional floors of office accommodation with a rooftop plant enclosure, resulting in an eleven-storey building with associated balcony and lift extensions.

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Storeys: 11

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of: (i) the strip-out of existing sixth floor level including exterior walls and glazing, the removal of existing roof finishes and rooflights, and relocation of existing plant enclosure; (ii) the demolition of existing seventh floor level; (iii) the construction of 4 no. Additional floors of office accommodation with a rooftop plant enclosure in a new contemporary glazed extension. The development will result in an eleven-storey office building. The proposed works also include internal and external alterations as follows: (a) existing lifts and stair core extended to serve areas to each floor level; (b) existing set-back of the atrium facade on the south elevation will be maintained on the proposed upper floor levels forming a balcony at each floor level from sixth to tenth floors; (c) drainage and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS

“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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 31 August 2018.

Notified floor area: 5,396 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Carlingford Parade, Macken St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€577,000	156 m
1 Island Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€420,000	171 m
3 Island Villa, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€720,000	174 m
5 Island Villa, Off Lwr Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€470,000	176 m
7 Island Villa, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€368,000	179 m
12 Dock Mill Apts, Barrow St, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€672,000	191 m
Apt 4, The Dock Mill, Barrow St Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€385,000	191 m
61 Dockmill, Barrow St, Dublin 4	May 2025	€560,000	191 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 received2 July 2019
Further information requested18 October 2019
Further information received13 November 2019
Decision due10 December 2019
Decision issued10 December 2019
Grant issued29 January 2020

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