GrantedCommercialDecided 28 June 2021

Site at the junction of Grand Canal Street Lower and Macken Street, Dublin 2

Demolition of the Treasury Annex and construction of a 10-storey office building on Grand Canal Street Lower.

3965/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 December 2020

Reference: 3965/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 18 December 2020

Summary

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The development proposes the demolition of the existing three-storey Treasury Annex building. In its place, a new 10-storey office building of over 9,900 square metres will be constructed, featuring accessible terraces on the upper floors.

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Storeys: 10
Floor area: 9,922 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for demolition of existing 3 no. Storey building known as ''treasury annex'' which adjoins the ''treasury building'' and the construction of a 10 no. Storey office development on a site (c. 0.1193ha) at the junction of grand canal street lower and macken street, dublin
The subject site is bound by macken street to the west, grand canal street lower to the south and existing residential properties and an existing laneway to the north. The proposed development comprises of the following: - demolition of existing 3 no. Storey building (c. 2,700 sq. M. ); - construction of a 10 no. Storey (c. 41 metres) office development (9,922 sq. M. Gfa) over lower ground level, basement and sub basement (11,004 sq. M. Total gfa) to abut the existing treasury building to the east and south east; - the building facade will be set back at 8th and at 9th floor level on the west elevation and at 7th, 8th and 9th floor level on the north elevation creating accessible terraces; a set back is also proposed on the northern elevation at 4th floor level for maintenance only; - provision of new double height entrance at the corner of macken street and grand canal street lower; - provision of basement and sub-basement levels to accommodate ancillary services such as plant area, changing and showering facilities and 104 no. Bicycle spaces; - reconfiguration of existing car park ramp that serves the upper deck of the car park to the north of the proposed site at macken lane and provision of new cycle access point off macken lane; - hard and soft landscaping to the terrace areas, provision of a plant, plant screen and planting at roof level, relocation of existing loading bay at macken lane and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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 25 July 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 February 2025.

Notified floor area: 9,300 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
14 Albert Court East, Lower Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€620,000	85 m
13 Albert Court East, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€415,000	87 m
13 Carlingford Parade, Macken St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€577,000	94 m
21 Albert Place East, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€850,000	94 m
10 Albert Place East, Grand Canal St. Lower, Dublin	Dec 2025	€930,000	105 m
13 Albert Place East, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€1,005,000	121 m
41 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€523,000	126 m
37 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€355,000	135 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 received18 December 2020
Further information requested18 February 2021
Further information received1 June 2021
Decision due28 June 2021
Decision issued28 June 2021
Grant issued17 August 2021

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