GrantedCommercialDecided 16 November 2022

Site of Canal House and Construction House, Canal Road, Dublin 6

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a major office development on Canal Road.

4027/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 May 2022

Reference: 4027/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 20 May 2022

Summary

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The proposal seeks the demolition of Canal House, Construction House, and a cafe building. In their place, a 15,531 sq. m. office development comprising two blocks (up to eight storeys) with a single-level basement will be constructed.

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Floor area: 15,531 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for the development will consist of the redevelopment of the site comprising
Demolition of canal house and construction house, a derelict terrace of 5 no. Properties (known as 2-6 dunville terrace) and a single storey cafe building on the site
Construction of a 15,531 sq. M. (gross) office development comprising two buildings : block a on the southern part of the site
13,510 sq. M (gross) office space over five, six and eight floors (including lower ground floor) with a plant area enclosure on the roof and block b fronting onto canal road
2,021 sq. M. (gross) office space over five floors (including lower ground floor) over a single level basement (3,751 sq. M. ) accessed from the existing vehicular access on canal road accommodating 73 no. Car parking spaces (including 3 no. Disabled spaces, 3 no. Motorcycle spaces and 15 no. Spaces with electric charging points) service and plant areas, waste management areas and cyclist showers and toilets
Provision of 254 no. Cycle parking spaces, a cycle repair room and landscaped courtyard at lower ground level
Provision of a plaza area incorporating soft and hard landscaping on the eastern side of the site fronting onto canal road and a shared surface (vehicle and pedestrian) plaza area on the western side of the site (adjacent to ontario terrace) fronting onto canal road including 18 no. Surface cycle parking spaces and 6 no. Secure cargo cycle spaces
All other associated site works required to facilitate the proposed development including the re-paving of the section of the footpath along the building frontage and proposed plaza areas outside of the site boundary up to the kerb line of canal road, provision of a pedestrian and cycle route along the eastern boundary from the proposed plaza area on canal road to an upgraded access onto athlumney villas, landscaping along the southern boundary of the site with athlumney villas and a combined external lv meter room, double esb substation and client mv switch room at lower ground/ground level on the eastern side of block a. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application and the nis will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the planning authority

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Athlumney Villas, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jul 2026	€525,000	55 m
15 Bannaville, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€605,000	60 m
14 Bannaville, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jan 2026	€551,000	63 m
5 Ontario Court, Lower Mount Pleasant Avenue, Ranleagh	May 2026	€1,050,000	66 m
16 Upper Mount Pleasant Ave, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€749,392	80 m
Basement Apt, 16 Upper Mount Pleasant Ave, Ranelagh Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€350,608	80 m
Apt 5, 10 Ranelagh Rd, Ranelagh Dublin 6	Feb 2025	€471,000	87 m
Apt 15, 12 Ranelagh Rd, Ranelagh Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€400,000	88 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 received20 May 2022
Further information requested14 July 2022
Further information received20 October 2022
Decision due16 November 2022
Decision issued16 November 2022
Grant issued3 September 2024
Appeal submitted9 December 2022
Appeal decided3 September 2024

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