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 at Spencer Dock, including works near a protected structure.
DSDZ3194/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 July 2021
- Reference
- DSDZ3194/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the installation of six new business identification signs at Spencer Dock. 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). This 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 (6 no. Signs in total) on a development previously permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz2661/17 (and subsequently amended under reg refs. Dsdz4184/18, dsdz2774/20 and dsdz2144/21). The proposed signage comprises the following: sign no
- A c. 2.4m in height, c. 90 cm in width and c. 15 cm in depth aluminium and vinyl wayfinding totem located at street level on the east-west pedestrian space between at the north-western corner of building 4 (total area c. 4.4 sq m including front and back); sign no
- A c. 7.2 m in height and c. 23.1 m in width, c. 1.1 m in depth, wall-mounted, led screen with return, affixed to the north internal wall of the southern entrance lobby, south of building 4, fronting onto north wall quay (total area c. 184 sq m); sign no
- A c. 3.8 m in height and c. 3.6 m in width, c. 40 cm in depth wall-mounted, led screen with return, affixed to the western internal wall of the northern entrance lobby, between building 1b and building 4, fronting onto the north-south pedestrian plaza (total area c. 16sq m); sign no
- A c. 1.9 m in height, c. 2.7 m in width and c. 12.5cm dept cloud shaped, illuminated, acrylic and aluminium 'cloud logo' sign affixed to the north internal wall of the southern entrance lobby, south of building 4, fronting onto north wall quay (total area c 3.6 sq m); sign no
- A c. 1.6 m in height, c. 2.3 m in width and c. 12.5cm dept cloud shaped, illuminated, acrylic and aluminium 'cloud logo' sign affixed to the eastern internal wall of the northern entrance lobby, between building 1b and building 4, fronting onto the north-south pedestrian plaza (total area c 2.5 sq m); sign no
- A c. 2.2 m in height, c. 3.1 m in width and c. 12.5cm dept cloud shaped, illuminated, acrylic and aluminium 'cloud logo' sign affixed to the western internal entrance lobby wall of building 3, fronting into building 3 (total area c 4.9 sq m); and related ancillary works
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 received21 July 2021
- Decision due14 September 2021
- Decision issued14 September 2021
- Grant issued14 September 2021
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