RefusedCommercialDecided 16 April 2020

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 St.

Major office, hotel, and retail development amendments at Spencer Dock, including works to a protected structure.

DSDZ2265/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 February 2020

Reference: DSDZ2265/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 February 2020

Summary

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The application proposes amendments to a large-scale development at Spencer Dock, increasing the total floor area to over 66,000 square metres. The scheme includes hotel, office, retail, and community uses, and involves the former British Rail Hotel, which is a protected structure. Two additional floors are proposed for Building 1B.

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Floor area: 66,856 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: 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 result in a total gross floor area of c. 66,856sq. M. (excluding basement c. 7,948 sq. M. And sub-basement c. 2,503 sq. M. ) comprising of c. 10,066 sq. M. Of hotel and associates uses, c. 55,756sq. M. Of office use, c. 1,034sq. M. Of retail/restaurant/café uses, 170 sq. M. Of community use, above a lower ground floor and 2 no. Basement levels (c. 10,541sq. M. ). The proposed development will result in an increase in floor area from c. 58,670 to c. 66,856sq. 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 2 no. Additional floors to building 1b fronting station square increasing the building height from 7no. Storeys (31.8m) to 9no. Storeys (40.25m) with a set back 7th, 8th and 9th no. Storey. The additional floors comprise of 2 no. Set back floors at 8th and 9th storey. The provision of 2 no. Additional storeys to building 2 fronting station square increasing the building height from 9 no. Storeys (35.35m) to 11 no. Storeys (42.1m) with a set back 8th, 9th and 10th storey and a further set back 11th storey. It is also 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 223 no. The provision of 2 no. Additional storeys to building 3 increasing the building height from 7 no. Storeys (33.1m) to 9 no. Storeys (41.7m). The amendments to building 3 will increase the floor plate of 7th storey and will provide for 2 no. Additional set back floors. The proposed development will also include the provision of an extended community facility at the mezzanine level of building
The provision of 3no. Additional storeys to building 4 increasing the building height from 9 no. Storeys (39.78m) to 12 no. Storeys (52.02m) with a set back 10th,11th and 12th storey. The 8th and 9th storey will be extended. The additional floors will be set back from 10th to 12th storey. The proposal also provides for a reconfiguration of the 170sqm community space to the north of building 3; the extension of the restaurant to lower ground floor of building 2 and increased sanitary facilities throughout, revised landscaping proposals at lower ground and ground floor level, a revised roof profile to all buildings 1b, 2, 3 and 4 to accommodate revision to building heights, 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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2025	€680,000	93 m
64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€24,420,751	106 m
94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€40,915,762	106 m
27 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay Dublin 1	Oct 2025	€525,000	197 m
11 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€543,000	205 m
63 Baltrasna House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1	Jan 2025	€410,000	224 m
59 Baltrasna, Spencer Dock, Dublin	Jan 2025	€415,000	224 m
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€88,452,722	232 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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Application received13 February 2020
Decision due9 June 2020
Decision issued16 April 2020

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