Site at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, City Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
New ground floor signage at a permitted hotel development in Spencer Dock.
DSDZ2626/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 April 2021
- Reference
- DSDZ2626/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for ground floor signage at Building 2, Block 7 in Spencer Dock. The site is located within a Strategic Development Zone and contains the former British Rail Hotel, which is a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: planning permission for signage at the ground floor of building 2, block 7, spencer dock permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz2661/17 as previously amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz4184/18 and dsdz2796/20 on a site of 1.35 hectares located at the junction of north wall quay and new wapping street, city block 7, 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 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). Building 2 is permitted as hotel with cafe unit at ground floor and forms part of the overall development at spencer place. The building is located in the north west corner of the overall development bound by mayor street to the north, an unnamed street adjoining station square to the west and the remainder of the development to the south and east. The application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The proposed development comprises of the following: erection of 1 no. Internal double sided hanging illuminated entrance sign at ground floor level on the north elevation fronting onto mayor street upper. All signage is associated with the permitted cafe unit at ground floor level in building 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 105 m |
| 94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock | Aug 2025 | €40,915,762 | 105 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 | 204 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 |
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 received20 April 2021
- Further information requested14 June 2021
- Further information received27 September 2021
- Decision due22 October 2021
- Decision issued22 October 2021
- Grant issued22 October 2021
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