Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1 D01H4C6
Refurbishment and retrofitting of the Dublin Port Centre, including facade reglazing and a new rooftop viewing gallery.
4144/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 August 2024
- Reference
- 4144/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extensive refurbishment of the existing Dublin Port Centre. Works include reglazing and insulating facades with brise soleil louvres, replacing the roof slab to construct a 36 square meter viewing gallery with an open-air deck, and installing new illuminated corporate signs.
- Floor area
- 36 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development will consist of refurbishment, renovation and retrofitting works to an existing building (dublin port centre and associated ancillary works, comprising: reglazing and insulation upgrades to all building facades to include installation of louvres (brise soleil type); revisions at roof level to include replacement of existing roof slab, construction of enclosed viewing gallery (c. 36sq. M) and open-air external accessible deck, reconfiguration of existing plant areas and antennae and provision for plant relocated from fifth floor level, all resulting in a revised total building height (excluding antennae) of c. 36.25m (increased from 34.15m) and a reduction of 39sq. M in gross floor area (gfa) to 60sq. M total; removal of existing signs (2 no. Signs of 9.2sq m each) on the northern and southern façades and provision for 3 no. Illuminated corporate signs (combined c. 42.5sq. M) at roof level on the northern, southern and western facades; internal layout modifications to provide for improved floorplates to include lower ground floor gfa to be reduced by c. 11sq. M to c. 1407sq. M, ground floor gfa to be reduced by c. 45sq. M to c. 509sq. M and to include an extended mezzanine over ground floor level of c. 233sq. M (an increase of c. 82sq. M); increase of gfa at fifth floor level from c. 440sq. M to c. 685sq. M (an increase of c. 245sq. M), facilitated by existing plant removal and relocation. Other associated works to include existing car park layout modifications resulting in a reduction of parking spaces (from 90 no. Permitted spaces to 83 no. Spaces), installation of electric vehicle charging units at 19 no. Existing vehicle parking spaces (of which 2 no. Are accessible spaces), provision of photovoltaic (pv) canopies (c. 700sq. M, 4.46m high) over car parking spaces; construction of a new esb substation (c. 37sq. M, 3m high) and bicycle storage shed (c. 28.5sq. M, 3m high) and all other site works to include site clearance, landscaping, revised utilities and drainage arrangements.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the protection and creation of industrial uses, and facilitate opportunities for employment creation including Port Related Activities.”
National zoning type: General industry
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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €356,000 | 297 m |
| 51 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €318,000 | 307 m |
| 30 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jun 2025 | €365,000 | 308 m |
| 59 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 317 m |
| 56 Merchants Sq, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €359,000 | 327 m |
| 75 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €330,000 | 328 m |
| 95 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Oct 2025 | €343,366 | 344 m |
| 16 Block A, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €292,000 | 346 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 received12 August 2024
- Decision due4 October 2024
- Decision issued2 October 2024
- Permission expiry3 January 2030
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