GrantedCommercialDecided 15 July 2021

Coopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1

Revisions to a permitted commercial scheme at Coopers Cross, including omitting terraces and increasing floor area.

DSDZ2813/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 May 2021

Reference: DSDZ2813/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 May 2021

Summary

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The applicant seeks revisions to a previously permitted commercial development. The changes involve omitting inset terraces on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of Building 2, resulting in an overall floor area increase of approximately 147 square metres.

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Floor area: 47,606 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission at a site (c. 1.08 ha) at coopers cross, city block 3 at sheriff street upper, castleforbes road and mayor street upper, north lotts, dublin 1 and otherwise generally bounded by mayor street upper to the south, undeveloped lands to the west, existing northbank house and alexandra terrace to the north and castleforbes road to the east. The proposed development seeks revisions to previously permitted commercial scheme, dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz4087/19 (the ‘parent permission’ – as amended by dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2626/20, dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz3350/20 and dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2016/21) comprising the omission of the inset terraces on 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor of building 2 (block 3f) and all associated elevational changes to the western façade of building 2 (block 3f). The scheme is as otherwise permitted under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz4087/19 (as amended by dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2626/20, dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz3350/20 and dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2016/21). The adjustments results in a gross floor area of c. 47,606 sqm including basement (an overall increase in gross floor area by c. 147 sqm). This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone 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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 January 2025. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 900 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€555,000	99 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2026	€375,000	99 m
158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€440,000	114 m
155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	May 2026	€466,600	114 m
147 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€415,000	114 m
Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jan 2025	€395,000	114 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€477,000	119 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€476,000	119 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

Timeline

Application received21 May 2021
Decision due15 July 2021
Decision issued15 July 2021
Grant issued15 July 2021

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