Site at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
Amendments to a major office, hotel, and retail development at Spencer Dock.
DSDZ2774/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 May 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ2774/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 May 2020
- Floor area
- 289 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for amendments to a previously permitted development at a site containing the former British Rail Hotel, a protected structure. The proposed changes result in a total gross floor area of approximately 59,113 square meters comprising hotel, office, retail, and community uses.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: planning permission for amendments to a previously permitted development under reg. Ref. Dsdz2661/17 as previously amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz4184/18 for development at a site of 1.35 hectares located at the junction of north wall quay and new wapping street, salesforce tower, station square,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 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. 59,113sq. M. (excluding basement c. 7,948sq. M. And sub-basement c. 2,503sq. M. ) comprising of c. 9,006sq. M. Of hotel and associates uses c. 48,851sq. M. Of office use, c. 1,086sq. M. Of retail/restaurant/café uses, 170sq. M. Of community use, above a lower ground floor and 2 no. Basement levels (c. 10,451sq. M. ). The proposed development will result in an increase in floor area from c. 58,670 to c. 59,113sq. M. The applications relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The proposed amendments comprise of the following: building 2
- Extension to the permitted restaurant at lower ground floor level by 67sq. M
- Provision of additional access point to building 2 mayor street to serve the café and waste storage area
- Extension to permitted mezzanine level in building 2 by 13sq. M. To provide for passenger lifts to this level
- Reconfiguration of the permitted plant at roof level to serve building
- Minor modifications to the permitted façade of building 2 as a result of the proposed amendments
- Proposed amendments will result in an overall increase of the permitted hotel from 8,926sq. M. To 9,006sq. M. Building 3
- Provision of additional plant at roof level associated with building 3 located in the north east corner of the site
- Minor increase to building 3 stair core 3.3 height from 37.700m to 38.235m
- Relocation of the community space in building 3 to ground floor and new mezzanine level between ground and first floor
- Provision of new shower facilities at lower ground floor of building
- Minor relocation of permitted link bridges at 3rd and 5th floor level to the east by 3.6m linking building 3 and building
- Minor modifications to the permitted façade of building 3 as a result of the proposed amendments
- The proposed amendments will result in an increase in floor area of building 3 gross floor area from 10,172sq. M. To 10,337sq. M. Building 1b and building 4
- Internal reconfiguration of the north and south entrance and reception areas
- Internal alterations to the cores to allow for additional wc provision. The proposed development also include the provision of 124 no. Additional bike spaces in the form of bicycle racks at ground floor level within the public realm area surrounding the site accessible to all users, minor landscape works as a result of the additional bicycle spaces within the public realm area, minor amendments to the landscape courtyards and all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development
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 received29 May 2020
- Decision due23 July 2020
- Decision issued23 July 2020
- Grant issued23 July 2020
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