GrantedApartmentsDecided 26 March 2020

City Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1

Construction of 472 residential units in five blocks ranging from two to seven storeys.

DSDZ2186/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 January 2020

Reference: DSDZ2186/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 31 January 2020

Summary

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The development consists of a residentially led scheme of 472 units, comprising 463 build-to-rent apartments and 9 houses. The project includes residential amenities, a café/restaurant, and reconfiguration of existing retail/commercial space.

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Residential units: 472
Storeys: 7
Floor area: 37,358 m²

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Official record

Development description

Kw prs icav acting for and on behalf of its sub-fund kw prs fund 11 intends to apply for permission at a site (c. 1.55ha) at city block 3 and northbank house, sheriff street upper, new wapping street and mayor street upper, north lotts, dublin 1 and otherwise generally bounded by nos. 7-10 mayor street upper to the south, nos. 1-14 new wapping street to the west, and existing northbank house, alexandra terrace and castleforbes road to the east. The development will consist of: - a residentially led development accommodated in 5no. Residential blocks ranging from 2 to 7 storeys, sitting partially over single level basement, and at ground floor of existing northbank house (c. 37,358.1 sq. M gross floor area excluding basement c. 5,410.5 sq. M gross floor area), to accommodate: 472no. Residential units in total, comprising 463no. 'build-to-rent' apartments (65no. 1-bed studios, 217no. 1-beds, 179no. 2-beds, 2no. 3-beds) and 9no. 2-bed houses; residential amenities (c. 805 sq. M gross floor area) in proposed block 3b1 and basement; 1no. Café/restaurant (c. 111.4sq. M gross floor area) in proposed block 3b1; and, reconfiguration and change of use of existing retail/commercial floor area in northbank house to provide a childcare facility (c. 343sq. M gross floor area) and associated external play area. Proposed accommodation by block is as follows: - block 3a1 (c. 8,060.7 sq. M gross floor area) fronting sheriff street upper and new wapping street, comprises a 7-storey apartment building accommodating 106no. 'build-to-rent' residential apartments (15no. Studios, 53no. 1-beds, 37 no. 2-beds and 1no. 3-bed); block 3a2 (c. 9,825.8 sq. M gross floor area) fronting sheriff street upper, comprises a 7-storey apartment building accommodating 124no. 'build-to-rent' residential apartments (6no. Studios, 69no. 1-beds, 48no. 2-beds and 1no. 3-bed); block 3b1 (c. 9,054.4 sq. M gross floor area) fronting sheriff street upper and north of the previously approved new civic park, comprises a 7-storey apartment building accommodating 102no. 'build-to-rent' residential apartments (25no. Studios, 24no. 1-beds and 53no. 2-beds). This building includes resident amenities (c. 697 sq. M gross floor area) at ground and first floor levels, and a café (c. 111.4sq. M gross floor area) at ground floor level; blocks 3d2/3e2 (c. 9,556.2 sq. M gross floor area) fronting mayor street upper and west of the proposed new civic park, comprises a 3 to 6 storey apartment building accommodating 131 no. 'build-to-rent' residential apartments (19no. Studios, 71no. 1-beds and 41 no. 2-beds); block 3d1 (c. 861 sq. M gross floor area) located to the rear (east) of the existing houses fronting new wapping street and west of proposed block 3d2/3e2, comprises 9no. 2 storey 2-bed houses. Residential balconies are provided on elevations of the apartment blocks (3a1, 3a2, 3b1 and 3d2/3e2). Private rear gardens are provided at ground floor level to the block 3d1 houses. All associated and ancillary site development works, hard and soft landscape, boundary treatment works, including: - new external residential courtyards and roof terrace amenity areas; new civic park located centrally within the city block (c. 2,259 sq. M), previously approved under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz4112/19; new internal east-west street and north-south (pedestrian/cycle) streets, previously approved under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2464/19; 102no. Car parking spaces, including 101no. Spaces at basement level and 1no. Space at surface level; 511no. Bicycle parking spaces, including 463no. At basement level and 48no. At surface level; new vehicular access to the basement car park from new wapping street, previously approved under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2464/19; basement storage, service and plant areas; provision of a bin store (c. 37.9 sq. M gross floor area) between blocks 3d1 and 3d2/3e2, previously approved under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2464/19; provision of 4no. Esb sub-stations; public realm works along sheriff street upper, new wapping street and mayor street upper, including revised landscape treatment to new north-south street between block 3b1 and northbank house, previously approved under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2642/16. This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme area.

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 3 June 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 13 July 2023.

Notified floor area: 91.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€88,452,722	108 m
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2025	€680,000	141 m
Apt 13 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	Apr 2026	€531,750	141 m
32 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€338,000	141 m
28 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	May 2026	€345,000	141 m
6 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	May 2025	€320,000	141 m
15 Church St East, East Wall, Dublin 3	May 2026	€505,000	144 m
77 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Jan 2026	€498,000	165 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 received31 January 2020
Decision due26 March 2020
Decision issued26 March 2020
Grant issued26 March 2020

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