Planning Permission Ireland
InvalidApartmentsDecided 8 March 2018

Site bounded by North Wall Quay, Castleforbes Road, Project Wave Block D and Project Wave Block B, North Lotts, Dublin 1

Amendments to a permitted apartment block in Dublin 1 to add four extra units and a resident's gym.

DSDZ2353/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 February 2018

Reference
DSDZ2353/18
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
21 February 2018

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed amendments to Block E03 will replace eight 2-bedroom units with twelve 1-bedroom units, resulting in four additional apartments. The plans also include converting a permitted business suite into a resident's gym, modifying internal layouts, and altering balconies, windows, and basement parking access.

Apartmentsapartmentsamendmentgym
Residential units
4

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Official record

Development description

  • Planning permission for development at a site generally bounded by north wall quay, castleforbes road, block d (under construction) and block b (under construction), dublin
  • The development will consist of amendments to block e03 permitted under dublin city council reg. Ref. Dsdz3552/16 and reg. Ref. Dsdz3550/15. The proposed amendments will comprise: the removal of 8 no. 2-bedroom units; the provision of 12 no. 1-bedroom units resulting in an additional 4 no. Apartment units within the permitted building envelope of block e03; modifications and improvements to the internal layouts of permitted apartment units including changes to unit sizes and typologies; modification in floor to ceiling heights and finished floor levels; change of use of permitted business suite to resident's gym; stair and lift core altered on all floors; alterations to waste management areas on basement levels
  • 2 and
  • 1; car park access altered on basement level
  • 1 and ground floor level 0; associated modifications to elevations and fenestration to match internal apartment configuration to include provision of new balconies, reconfiguration of permitted balconies, realignment of windows, removal/relocation and addition of entrances; alteration to lift overrun at level 8 plant resulting in an increase of the overall height of block e03 from 33.875mm od to 34.325mm od; and; all associated development works. This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts and grand canal dock sdz 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1Jun 2026€555,000198 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1May 2026€375,000198 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1Feb 2025€476,000208 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1Jun 2026€477,000208 m
472 Castleforbes Sq, Block K, Dublin 1Apr 2025€511,000227 m
Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, DublinJan 2025€395,000232 m
155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1May 2026€466,600232 m
158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1Sept 2025€440,000232 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 February 2018
  2. Decision due17 April 2018
  3. Decision issued8 March 2018

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