Block H, at Clancy Quay (the former Clancy Barracks - Protected Structure) and part of the former Black & Amber Inn site at South Circular Road and Hospital Lane, Islandbridge, Dublin 8.
Change of use from retail/commercial to a crèche facility within a protected structure at Clancy Quay.
3923/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 September 2019
- Reference
- 3923/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 September 2019
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development within Block H of Clancy Quay involves a change of use from retail/commercial space to a crèche facility. The works include internal reconfiguration, minor elevation alterations, an outdoor play area, and 8 surface-level parking spaces.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Protected structure: block h is bound to the east and south by existing mixed-use development in clancy quay; to the southwest by permitted development at the former black & amber inn (dcc reg ref 4660/18); to the west by the existing riverbank house residential building; and, to the north by the river liffey. The proposed development at upper ground floor (including mezzanine level), lower ground floor and upper basement level of existing block h, comprises a change of use from retail/commercial use (c. 719.48m2 gfa) to a crèche facility (c. 792.15m2 gfa), with associated works including: alterations to the eastern and southern elevations (entrance and glazing details) at upper ground floor level; internal unit reconfiguration; additional floor area (c. 72.67m2) at the upper ground floor mezzanine level; and ancillary outdoor play area (c. 142m2). And all associated site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works, including: 8no. Surface-level crèche car-parking spaces and public lighting at lands to the rear of the former black & amber inn (subject to permission reference 4660/18), with vehicular access via hospital lane.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 9 December 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 August 2021.
Notified floor area: 822 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Reverbank House, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €305,000 | 30 m |
| 1 Riverbank House Islandbridge, Dublin 8, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €425,000 | 30 m |
| 115 Bellevue, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €426,500 | 96 m |
| 181 Bellevue, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €422,500 | 96 m |
| Apartment 252, Fairbairn House, Bellevue | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 114 m |
| 261 Bellevue, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €480,127 | 114 m |
| 8 Bridge Water Quay, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €419,000 | 122 m |
| 36 Bridge Water Quay, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €425,000 | 122 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 received3 September 2019
- Further information requested25 October 2019
- Further information received16 December 2019
- Decision due21 January 2020
- Decision issued21 January 2020
- Grant issued3 March 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
The site is generally bound to the east and south by the existing Clancy Quay mixed-use development, to the…
The Black And Amber Inn, 778, South Circular Road and Hospital Lane, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
4660/18Dublin CityLodged 18 Dec 2018Apartments
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises a change of use of — 3 no. existing vacant…
Block K1 (Chamber House) and Block K2 (Garrison House), at Clancy Quay (former Clancy Barracks - which includes Protected Structures), South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
2527/20Dublin CityLodged 18 Mar 2020Change of use
- Refused60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURES: The proposed development comprises a change of use of: 1no. existing vacant,…
Block F (Kingsbridge) at Clancy Quay (former Clancy Barracks - which includes Protected Structures) at South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
2528/20Dublin CityLodged 18 Mar 2020Change of use
- Invalid60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development on the ground floor of Cannon House (a modern multi-storey…
Cannon House , Clancy Quay , former Clancy Barracks off the South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
5409/22Dublin CityLodged 9 Dec 2022Change of use
- Granted60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: The development will consist of the part change of use of the existing…
Ground Floor of Canon House,Clancy Quay, located within the curtilage of the Protected Structures, referred to within the former Clancy Barracks off the South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
3084/23Dublin CityLodged 23 Jan 2023Change of use
- Granted70 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises a change of use of existing vacant commercial/retail…
Garrison House (Block K2), Clancy Quay former Clancy Barracks - which includes Protected Structures), South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
3033/21Dublin CityLodged 25 Jun 2021Change of use
- Granted90 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the proposed development comprises landscape design…
Clancy Quay (former Clancy Barracks), South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
2884/21Dublin CityLodged 3 Jun 2021Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision100 m away
The development will consist of three storey dormer extension to 763 SCR an existing two storey dormer house…
763 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 X26V
3628/24Dublin CityLodged 2 May 2024Extension
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