GoCar/Europcar Depot, Park Lane, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
Retention of a temporary car rental depot with pre-fabricated buildings in Spencer Dock.
DSDZ2146/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 January 2019
- Reference
- DSDZ2146/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 30 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the temporary change of use of vacant land to a vehicle rental depot. The development includes pre-fabricated office, security, and maintenance buildings, a car wash, and parking areas.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Retention: retention permission for development at this site at europcar/gocar depot, park lane, spencer dock, dublin
- The development will consist of: the retention for a temporary period of the existing change of use of vacant land to europcar/gocar vehicle rental depot and works consisting of
- Pre-fabricated car rental sales office building; pre-fabricated security cabin, pre-fabricated car maintenance garage, car wash machine
- External surface car parking/car pick-up and drop-off area
- Boundary palisade fencing & entrance/egress gateway to park lane; and
- All ancillary site works and services. This application relates to a development within the north lotts and grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme area
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock | Aug 2025 | €24,420,751 | 105 m |
| 94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock | Aug 2025 | €40,915,762 | 105 m |
| 3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €680,000 | 162 m |
| 27 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €525,000 | 174 m |
| 63 Baltrasna House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €410,000 | 180 m |
| 59 Baltrasna, Spencer Dock, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 180 m |
| 11 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €543,000 | 184 m |
| 71 Cloncurry House, Spencer Dock, Wall Quay Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €566,000 | 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 received30 January 2019
- Further information requested27 March 2019
- Further information received4 July 2019
- Decision due31 July 2019
- Decision issued31 July 2019
- Grant issued31 July 2019
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