GrantedApartmentsDecided 5 September 2018

City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1

Construction of 325 residential units and an aparthotel in two blocks up to seven storeys high.

DSDZ2896/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 May 2018

Reference: DSDZ2896/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 May 2018
Residential units: 325

Summary

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The proposed development on a 1.26-hectare site includes 325 residential units and an aparthotel across two blocks. Block 1 will stand seven storeys tall and contain 211 units with private balconies, a communal courtyard, and residential amenities, built adjacent to and over an existing pumping station.

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Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Spencer place development company limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at a site of 1.26 hectares located at city block 2, spence dock, dublin
The site is bound by sheriff street upper to the north, mayor street upper to the south, new wapping street to the east and a development site to the west (also part of block 2). The development site also includes the existing operational north lotts pumping station and its associated infrastructure - the proposed development involves building adjacent to, and over, the pumping station. The application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The development consists of the following: - construction of 325 no. Residential units and aparthotel in 2 no. Blocks; - block 1 to the north of the site will be 7 no. Storeys in height (max 31.5m) and will comprise of 211 no. Units in total (73 no. 1 bed and 138 no. 2 bed) all with associated private terraces/balconies to all elevations; - block 1 will also include the provision of a communal open space courtyard, reception/concierge, back of house area and internal communal space associated with the residential development at ground floor level, and communal amenity space at 6th floor level; - block 2 to the south of the site will be part 6 no. (28.050m)/part 7 no. Storeys (31.5m) and will comprise of 114 no. Units in total (47 no. 1 beds and 67 no. 2 bed units) all with associated private terraces/balconies to all elevations and an aparthotel to the western portion of the block comprising of 102 no. Units (216 no. Bed spaces); - block 2 will also include provision of reception area associated with the aparthotel, cafe, internal residential communal space and communal open space courtyard at ground floor level, and a communal residential area at 5th floor level. - provision of 2 no. Under croft levels of car parking and cycle parking to serve each block to facilitate a total of 77 no. Car parking spaces and 462 no. Bicycle parking spaces in addition to plant, refuse areas, back of house area to serve the aparthotel and storage facilities and 2 no. New vehicular access points onto new wapping street; - provision of new north/south vehicular and pedestrian street including new road way, pedestrian footpath, on street car parking with access from mayor street upper and access/egress from sheriff street upper; - provision of a new landscaped pedestrian street running in an east/west direction through the site; - provision of 2 no. Substations fronting new wapping street to serve each building and 1 no. Substation to serve the aparthotel on the new internal north/south street to the west of the site; - provision of plant at roof level on the aparthotel element of block 2; - pedestrian connection from internal courtyard of block 2 to mayor street upper along the western boundary of the existing residential units; - screening and appropriate landscaping of existing north lotts pumping station; - landscaping plan including new pedestrian and disabled access from new wapping street to the proposed new landscaped east/west pedestrian street; pedestrian access and maintenance vehicular access from the proposed new north/south street to the landscaped east/west pedestrian street, provision of public artwork, revised boundary treatment to all boundaries; provision of informal children's play areas and seating areas throughout the site, provision of surface level bicycle stands, and defensible landscaped strip at ground floor level on all boundaries; - improvements to the public realm including tree planting, and the provision of new footpath areas along all site boundaries; - the development also includes, suds drainage, the provision of a green roof on both blocks and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 15 November 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 31 August 2022.

Notified floor area: 32,920 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€88,452,722	63 m
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2025	€680,000	83 m
94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€40,915,762	120 m
64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€24,420,751	120 m
Apt 13 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	Apr 2026	€531,750	127 m
6 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	May 2025	€320,000	127 m
32 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€338,000	127 m
28 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3	May 2026	€345,000	127 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 received1 May 2018
Further information requested22 June 2018
Further information received9 August 2018
Decision due5 September 2018
Decision issued5 September 2018
Grant issued5 September 2018

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