GrantedCommercialDecided 16 March 2023

No. 1 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 and No. 2 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

Changes are proposed to an approved office development on Grand Canal Quay, including adding two storeys.

5299/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 November 2022

Reference: 5299/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 November 2022

Summary

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The applicant seeks alterations to a previously approved office development. The changes include adding two office floors to the rear block to make it 10 storeys, relocating the roof terrace, adding solar panels, and increasing the overall floor area.

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Storeys: 15

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: alterations to a previously approved development (reg. Refs. 3752/21 and 4154/22) which provided for the demolition of the existing vacant warehouse structure at no. 2 grand canal quay (2,241 sq. M) and the construction of a part 8 to part 15 storey (proposed 8-storey element facing west and proposed 15-storey element facing grand canal quay to the east), over basement level, contemporary glazed office building. The alterations to the previously approved scheme (reg. Ref. 3752/21 and reg. Ref. 4154/22) include the following: (i) the addition of 2 no. Floor levels of office space atop the approved 8-storey rear block to the west to now provide for a part 10 storey to part 15 storey office building; (ii) relocation of the approved 8th floor roof terrace to the proposed 10th floor level and the provision of revised landscaping to same; (iii) the addition of pv panels on an elevated structure at the 10th floor level roof space; (iv) an increase in the floor area of the approved building to the north and west from 3rd to 9th floor level (from 7,993 (approved) to 9,345 sq. M (proposed)); (v) reduction in size (from 176sq. M to 97sq. M) and reconfiguration of proposed winter garden at 13th floor level; (vi) revised 14th roof plan including the addition of pv panels on an elevated structure at roof level, amendments to the approved recessed roof top plant enclosure, the removal of the previously approved rooflights, and a revised parapet detail; (vii) the provision of integrated pv panels to the eastern elevation from 3rd floor level to 14th floor level, on the southern elevation from 8th floor level to 14th floor level, and on the western elevation from 10th floor level to 14th floor level. Proposed internal modifications include: (viii) revisions to the basement level layout to provide for a minor increase to the basement footprint to the north-east and south-west, revisions to the plant room layout, and the inclusion of an accessible toilet; (ix) internal alterations at ground floor level including a revised entrance hall arrangement and minor amendments to stair core 01 and stair core
The front (eastern) building line has been moved further east, in line with no. 1 grand canal quay to the south; (x) removal of 1st floor mezzanine level, and associated spiral stairs and lift and minor alterations to stair core 01 and stair core 02; (xi) removal of 14th floor mezzanine level and associated spiral stair; (xii) minor revisions to the northern elevation including a revised soffit detail. The above amendments result in an increased overall floor area of 18,723sq. M including basement level. The development also includes drainage, revised landscaping at ground floor level, boundary treatments and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development including lighting and signage

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS

“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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

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 27 November 2023.

Notified floor area: 2,238 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Carlingford Parade, Macken St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€577,000	155 m
1 Island Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€420,000	164 m
3 Island Villa, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€720,000	167 m
5 Island Villa, Off Lwr Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€470,000	170 m
7 Island Villa, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€368,000	174 m
37 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€355,000	189 m
41 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€523,000	194 m
Apt 4, The Dock Mill, Barrow St Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€385,000	197 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 received28 November 2022
Decision due16 March 2023
Decision issued16 March 2023
Permission expiry17 June 2028

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