Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 6 October 2022

Site at Clanwilliam Court, Clanwilliam Place and Lower Mount Street Dublin 2.

Demolition of five office and apartment buildings to construct a large 4 to 8-storey commercial office building.

4126/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 June 2022

Reference
4126/22
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
2 June 2022

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of several existing office buildings and an apartment block at Clanwilliam Court. In their place, a new commercial office building ranging from 4 to 8 storeys will be constructed, featuring a gross floor area of approximately 31,712 sq.m, retail/restaurant units, and a gym.

Commercialdemolitionofficeredevelopment
Storeys
8
Floor area
31,712 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • Permission for development on a site of 0.68 ha at clanwilliam court, clanwilliam place and lower mount street, dublin
  • The site is bounded by velasco building and osprey house, onto grand canal street to the north east, clanwilliam place, to the east; love lane to the west and mount street lower, to the south west. The proposed development consists of the demolition of the existing elm house (d02 a344), block 1 clanwilliam court (d02 cf97), clanwilliam house (d02 cv61), marine house (d02 fy24) office buildings and former clanwilliam court block 6 apartment building (d02 nr22) and the construction of a commercial office building ranging in height from 4 to 8 storeys plus roof plant (above ground building height inc. Plant screen at the corner of clanwilliam place and mount street lower of 32.9m). The total gross floor area of this building will be circa 31,712 sq. M (including floor space at lower ground floor (level
  • 1) but excluding basement parking and plant). The ground floor includes a double height entrance from clanwilliam place with a reception/social hub, 2 no. Retail/restaurant/café units of 228 sq. M and 141 sq. M, and a gym/ leisure unit of 74 sq. M (with access to gym/leisure at lower ground floor (level
  • 1) of 518 sq. M). The proposed social hub is primarily accessed from the ground floor through the reception area of a total area of 484 sq. M with access to associated space of 506 sq. M at first floor level and 1,077 sq. M at lower ground floor (level
  • Which has a secondary access through proposed landscaping from ground level. The development includes for external terraces at lower ground floor (level
  • 1) on the eastern elevation, at sixth floor on south-west elevation and eastern elevations and at seventh floor on the eastern elevation. Access to the existing redeveloped part two level basement will be via a new ramp accessed from love lane. Basement (level
  • 2) contains 55 no. Car parking spaces, 10 no. Motorbike parking spaces and associated plant and lower ground floor (level
  • 1) contains 525 no. Cycle spaces and associated shower & toilet facilities, plant area as well as proposed social hub. Cycle access to the basement will be via a dedicated, access controlled entrance on love lane. 66 no. Visitor cycle spaces are provided at ground level. Access to adjacent parking relating to osprey house and velasco is maintained. The development will also include for proposed hard and soft landscaping onto clanwilliam place and for upgrades to the public realm treatment of love lane and associated surrounding street landscaping on lower mount street. The proposed development also includes for the provision of green roofs; plant at roof level; pv panels, signage new esb substations onto love lane; 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

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 41, The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St Dublin 2Jul 2025€415,00069 m
133 Northumberlands, Mount St Upper, Dublin 2Dec 2025€420,00069 m
18 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2Apr 2025€290,00069 m
154 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market priceFeb 2025€105,47069 m
151 The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2Feb 2025€450,00069 m
83 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2Apr 2025€380,00069 m
104 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2Feb 2025€405,00069 m
159 The Northumberlands, Love Lane East, Mount St Upper Dublin 2Mar 2026€430,00069 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

  1. Application received2 June 2022
  2. Further information requested27 July 2022
  3. Further information received9 September 2022
  4. Decision due6 October 2022
  5. Decision issued6 October 2022
  6. Grant issued21 February 2024
  7. Appeal submitted2 November 2022
  8. Appeal decided21 February 2024

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