Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 27 July 2020

Site at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1

Proposed hotel signage at a protected former British Rail Hotel site.

DSDZ2796/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 June 2020

Reference
DSDZ2796/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
2 June 2020

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for signage at Building 2 (Hotel) within the Spencer Place development. The site includes the former British Rail Hotel, which is a protected structure, along with its associated protected granite walls, railings, and gates.

Commercialsignagehotelprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure: planning permission for signage at building 2 (hotel), permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz 2661/17 as previously amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz4184/18 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 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 and forms part of the overall development at spencer place. The building is located to 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 2 no. High level illuminated signs on the south and west elevation at 6th floor level; - erection of 1 no. Low level double sided illuminated projecting sign at 1st floor level on the north elevation; - erection of 1 no. Illuminated entrance sign at ground floor level on the southern elevation; all signage is associated with the permitted hotel development in building 2

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
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1May 2025€680,00093 m
64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€24,420,751105 m
94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€40,915,762105 m
27 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay Dublin 1Oct 2025€525,000197 m
11 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1Dec 2025€543,000204 m
63 Baltrasna House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1Jan 2025€410,000224 m
59 Baltrasna, Spencer Dock, DublinJan 2025€415,000224 m
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€88,452,722232 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 received2 June 2020
  2. Decision due27 July 2020
  3. Decision issued27 July 2020
  4. Grant issued27 July 2020

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