Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedCommercialDecided 31 May 2019

Site at the junction of North Wall Quay, and New Wapping Street, Spencer Dock Dublin 1, The site is bound to the north by Mayor Street Upper, to the east by New Wapping Street, to the south by North Wall Quay, and to the west by an unnamed street.

Amendments to a permitted development at Spencer Dock, increasing the floor area to over 72,000 sq.m.

DSDZ2088/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 January 2019

Reference
DSDZ2088/19
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
21 January 2019

Summary

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The application proposes amendments to a previously permitted development on a 1.35-hectare site, which includes a protected structure. The changes will increase the total gross floor area to approximately 72,559 sq.m., comprising hotel, office, retail, cafe, and community uses.

Commercialofficehotelprotected structureregeneration
Floor area
72,559 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure:amendments to a previously permitted development under reg. Ref. Dsdz2661/17 as previously amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz4184/18 for development at a site of 1.35 hectares located at the junction of north wall quay and new wapping street, spencer dock, dublin
  • The site is bound to the north by mayor street upper, to the east by new wapping street, to the south by north wall quay, and to the west by an unnamed street. The application site includes the former british rail hotel at 58-59 north wall quay, a protected structure (rps 5838), and associated granite walls, railings, gates, and adjoining setts in cul-de-sac, which are also protected structures (rps 5839). The proposed amendments in a total gross floor area of c. 72,559 sq. M. (excluding basement c. 7,948 sq. M. And sub-basement c. 2,503 sq. M. ) comprising of c. 10,986 sq. M. Of hotel and associates uses, c. 60,259 sq. M. Of office use, c. 1,152 sq. M. Of retail / restaurant / cafe uses, 170 sq. M. Of community use, above a lower ground floor and 2 no. Basement levels (c. 10,541 sq. M. ). The proposed development will result in an increase in floor area from c. 58,670 to c. 72,559 sq. M. The application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The proposed amendments comprise of the following: the provision of 3 no. Additional floors to building 1b increasing the building height from 7 no. Storeys to 10 no. Storeys with a setback 8th and 9th floor. The additional floors comprise of 2 no. Typical floors at 6th and 7th floor level and 1 no. Set back floor at 8th floor level. The additional floors at 6th and 7th floor level will result in the provision of 2 no. Additional bridge connections on each level linking to building
  • The provision of 2 no. Additional storeys to building 2 increasing the building height from 9 no. Storeys to 11 no. Storeys. The additional floors comprise of 2 no. Typical floors at 5th and 6th floor level. It is proposed to revise the northern elevation of building 2 at ground floor level. The proposed amendments will result in an increase in the number of bedrooms permitted in the hotel from 204 no. To 264 no. The provision of 2 no. Additional storeys to building 3 increasing the building height from 7 no. Storeys to 9 no. Storeys. The additional floors will comprise of 3 no. Typical floors at 4th and 5th floor level. The additional floors will result in the provision of 2 no. Additional link bridges from building 3 to building
  • The proposed development also include the provision of an extended community facility at the mezzanine level of building
  • The provision of 2 no. Additional storeys to building 4 increasing the building height from 9 no. Storeys to 11 no. Storeys. The additional floors comprise of 2 no. Typical floors at 6th and 7th floor levels. The additional floors will result in the provision of 2 no. Additional bridge connections on each level linking to building 1b. The proposed amendments also include the provision of revised landscaping proposals at lower ground floor level, revised roof profile of all buildings 1b, 2, 3 and 4 to accommodate revision to plant areas, suds, revised internal layouts to accommodate the additional floors, amendments to the elevations as a result of the additional floors and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1May 2025€680,00093 m
64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€24,420,751105 m
94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€40,915,762105 m
27 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay Dublin 1Oct 2025€525,000197 m
11 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1Dec 2025€543,000204 m
63 Baltrasna House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1Jan 2025€410,000223 m
59 Baltrasna, Spencer Dock, DublinJan 2025€415,000223 m
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€88,452,722231 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

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  1. Application received21 January 2019
  2. Decision due31 May 2019
  3. Decision issued31 May 2019

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