GrantedCommercialDecided 19 April 2024

The former Boland's Mill, Barrow Street, Dublin 4

New signage and wayfinding strategy at the former Boland's Mill site.

DSDZ3278/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 February 2024

Reference: DSDZ3278/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 26 February 2024

Summary

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Google Ireland is seeking permission for a signage and wayfinding strategy across the former Boland's Mill site. The proposal includes six single-sided street signs with a total area of approximately 28.8 square meters, with no physical works proposed to the protected structures on site.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure we, google ireland (limited), intend to apply for planning permission for development at a site of 1.098 ha known as the former boland's mill incorporating 33 & 34 barrow street together with 35a barrow street & 35 barrow street at ringsend road and barrow street, dublin 4, bounded to the north by ringsend road, to the south by adjacent office development (mason hayes curran ("south bank house") and the warehouse), to the east by barrow street and to the west by grand canal dock. The application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The site accommodates 4 protected structures including: blocks a & b referred to as 1 ringsend road (rps 7377); block d comprising nos. 33 and 34 barrow street (rps 483, 484); two-storey brick gables of warehouses to south of boland's mill (the 'factory' building) (rps 485). The proposed development relates to signage / wayfinding strategy for the site comprising total signage area of c. 28.8 sqm distributed throughout the development. There are no works proposed to the protected structures. The proposed development will consist of
6 no. Single sided street signs attached to buildings at: ringsend road, carter square, barrow street (each c. 0.25 sqm), boland's square (c. 0.3 sqm), john pius boland lane (2 no. ) (c. 0.33 sqm) (total street signage c. 1.71 sqm)
6 no. Single sided information plaques attached to buildings at: the factory, the barge house, the flour mills (2 no. ), pim house (each c. 0.18 sqm) the millers lodge (c. 0.16 sqm) (total plaque signage c. 1.06 sqm)
7 no. Double sided, backlit, standalone totem signs (each c. 1.85 sqm) at: canal bank square, canal bank lane, bolands square (2 no. ), ringsend road, millers lane, carters lane (total totem signage c. 26 sqm)

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
22 Barrow St, Ringsend, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€685,000	67 m
Building C Balconies Bolands Mills, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€56,000	68 m
17 Shelbourne Village, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4	May 2026	€381,005	94 m
26 Shelbourne Village, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4	May 2026	€440,000	94 m
Apt 83 Charlotte Quay Dock, The Westmoreland, Ringsend Rd Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€324,500	99 m
100 - The Westmoreland Block, Charlotte Quay Dock, Ringsend Road	Mar 2025	€345,000	99 m
91 The Westmoreland, Charlotte Quay, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€315,000	99 m
Apt 110 - The Westmoreland, Charlotte Quay, Ringsend Road	Nov 2025	€628,000	99 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 February 2024
Decision due19 April 2024
Decision issued19 April 2024
Permission expiry2 May 2029

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