GrantedCommercialDecided 18 November 2019

site of c. 0.5 ha which forms part of the Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1

Demolition of existing structures and construction of a commercial office building and a 270-bedroom hotel.

3433/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 July 2019

Reference: 3433/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 5 July 2019
Floor area: 10535 m²

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of existing structures to construct a commercial office building ranging from 6 to 9 storeys, and a 270-bedroom hotel. The office building will have a gross floor area of approximately 10,265 square meters and include a coffee dock, external terrace, and cycle parking.

Commercialhotelofficedemolition

Storeys: 9

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on a site of c. 0.5 ha which forms part of the castleforbes business park, sheriff street upper, dublin 1 (d01 vx48). The site is bound by sheriff street upper to the south, cie railyard to the north and east, and castleforbes business park to the west. The development consists of the following: the proposed development consists of the demolition and partial demolition of all existing structures and the construction of a commercial office building and a 270 bedroom hotel. The commercial office building, to the west of the site, ranges in height from 6 to 9 storeys plus plant zone (maximum height of c. 40m) with a total gross floor area of c. 10,265sq. M. The ground floor includes office entrance, foyer, lobby and coffee dock, lifts and circulation areas, plant & communications room, and sub-station. There is an external terrace of 170 sq. M located on the 7th floor on the southern elevation onto sheriff street upper. Plant is located at a screened roof level. Cycle parking is located at ground level, with 84 spaces provided with associated facilities, and 28 visitor spaces provided in the associated public realm. The hotel, to the east of the site, contains 270 bedrooms and ranges in height from 7 to 10 storeys (maximum height of c. 35.21m) with total gross floor area of c. 9,644 sq. M. The ground floor includes hotel reception/lobby/check in area, a public bar with seating area, a restaurant/breakfast area with associated seating area, work zone, kitchen, bedrooms, staff area, storage areas, lifts and circulation areas, plant, and ancillary office areas. Floors two to nine typically contain bedrooms, linen and clearing stores, lifts and circulation areas. Part of the eighth floor and the ninth floors, and tenth floor contain screened plant areas. 30 cycle parking spaces are provided in the associated public realm. The two buildings are located onto sheriff street upper around a landscaped central courtyard which is partially publicly accessible. A new shared service access route is provided from sheriff street upper to the west of the site to a centralised service zone and associated storage area. The development also includes for enhanced landscaping and public realm along sheriff street upper. The proposed development also includes for the provision of plant at roof level; pv panels; green roofs; new esb substations; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site development works above and below ground.

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 26 July 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 October 2023.

Notified floor area: 10,966 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 48 Block A, Castleforbes Square Dublin 1, Dublin	Nov 2025	€440,000	49 m
45 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin	Aug 2025	€315,000	49 m
16 Block A, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€292,000	51 m
Apartment 23, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€495,000	51 m
Apt 13, Block A, Castleforbes Sq Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€471,000	51 m
77 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Jan 2026	€498,000	64 m
Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jan 2025	€395,000	94 m
158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€440,000	94 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 received5 July 2019
Further information requested29 August 2019
Further information received22 October 2019
Decision due18 November 2019
Decision issued18 November 2019
Grant issued7 January 2020

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