Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 28 August 2020

c.1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1

Installation of six business identification signs on a protected structure site.

DSDZ2970/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 July 2020

Reference
DSDZ2970/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
6 July 2020

Summary

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The application seeks permission for six new business identification signs on a previously permitted development. The site includes the former British Rail Hotel, which is a protected structure.

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure: permission for development at a c. 1.34 ha site located at the junction of north wall quay and new wapping street, station square, block 7, spencer dock, dublin
  • The site is bound to the north by mayor street upper, the east by new wapping street, the south by north wall quay and the west by an unnamed street and a green open space known as ‘central square’. The application site includes the former british rail hotel at 58-59 north wall quay (protected structure) (rps 5838) and its associated granite walls, railings, gates and adjoining setts (protected structure) (rps 5839). The application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock sdz planning scheme area. The development will consist of: permission for the installation of new business identification signage (6no. Signs in total) on a development previously permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz2661/17 (and subsequently amended under reg. Refs. Dsdz4184/18 and dsdz2774/20). The proposed signage comprises the following: sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium letter sign affixed to the northern elevation of building 3, measuring 7.5m in width and 1.7m in height (total area approx. 12.75 sqm); sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium letter sign affixed to the western elevation of building 1b, measuring 7.5m in width and 1.7m in height (total area approx. 12.75 sqm); sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium letter sign affixed to the southern elevation of building 4, measuring 7.5m in width and 1.7m in height (total area approx. 12.75 sqm); sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium ‘cloud logo’ sign affixed to the southern elevation of building 3, measuring 3.2m in width and 2.2m in height (total area approx. 7sqm); sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium ‘cloud logo’ sign affixed to the southern elevation between buildings 1b and 4, measuring 3.2m in width and 2.2m in height (total area approx. 7sqm); sign no
  • A wall-mounted, illuminated, aluminium ‘cloud logo’ sign affixed to the southern elevation between buildings 1a and 4, measuring 3.2m in width and 2.2m in height (total area approx. 7sqm)

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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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

Timeline

  1. Application received6 July 2020
  2. Decision due28 August 2020
  3. Decision issued28 August 2020
  4. Grant issued28 August 2020

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