GrantedCommercialDecided 17 February 2022

No. 2 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 and No. 1 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

Demolition of a warehouse to build a part 8 to part 15-storey office building with a ground floor cafe at Grand Canal Quay.

3752/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 October 2021

Reference: 3752/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 October 2021

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of an existing vacant warehouse and the construction of a part 8 to part 15-storey office building over basement. The building will include a ground floor cafe, office spaces, and basement parking.

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Storeys: 15
Floor area: 2,241 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: i) demolition of existing vacant warehouse structure (2,241sqm) on-site; ii) construction of part 8 to part 15 storey (proposed 8-storey element facing west and proposed 15-storey element facing grand canal quay to the east), over basement level, contemporary glazed office building incorporating a ground floor cafe and reception area. The building will comprise: a) 15 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Limited mobility parking space), 160 no. Bicycle parking spaces, staff facilities including changing rooms and showers, bin-storage, set-down area and plant equipment all at basement level; b) vehicular access to the proposed basement level will be via the existing ramp to the basement level of the adjacent no. 1 grand canal quay building; c) a publicly accessible cafe, reception area, staff and customer facilities, office space, esb sub-station and plant rooms at ground floor level; d) office space on upper floor levels, including staff facilities from first to fourteenth floor levels; and e) lift cores and stairwells to serve each floor level. The proposed development will also include: iii) alterations to the basement layout of no. 1 grand canal quay as approved under reg. Ref. 3395/19 and 2608/20; iv) provision of roof terrace at eighth floor level on western facade of the development; v) provision of landscaped walkway along northern boundary of site comprising planting, landscaping, lighting and visitor bicycle parking; vi) drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development including lighting, signage and roof top plant enclosure.

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 August 2022.

Notified floor area: 18,106 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	155 m
1 Island Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€420,000	164 m
3 Island Villa, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€720,000	167 m
5 Island Villa, Off Lwr Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€470,000	170 m
7 Island Villa, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€368,000	174 m
37 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€355,000	189 m
41 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€523,000	194 m
Apt 4, The Dock Mill, Barrow St Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€385,000	197 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 received22 October 2021
Further information requested16 December 2021
Further information received21 January 2022
Decision due17 February 2022
Decision issued17 February 2022
Grant issued31 March 2022

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