Site at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Spencer Dock Dublin 1.
External lighting and services amendments to the former British Rail Hotel protected structure.
DSDZ3347/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 September 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ3347/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedProposed amendments to a permitted scheme at Spencer Dock, focusing on the former British Rail Hotel (a protected structure). Works include the provision of external emergency services to all elevations at ground level and integrated external paving up-lights.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: planning permission for amendments to a previously permitted planning permission reg. Ref. Dsdz23449/19 for development at a site of 1.35 hectares located at the junction of north wall quay and new wapping street, spencer dock, dublin
- The site is bound to the north by mayor street upper, to the east by new wapping street, to the south by north wall quay and to the west by an unnamed street. The application now includes the former british rail hotel on 58-59 north wall quay, a protected structure (rps 5838) and associated granite walls, railing, gates and adjoining setts in cul-de-sac, which are also protected structures (rps 5839). The application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area. The proposed development relates to building 1a (former british rail hotel rps 5838 and 5839) the proposed amendments are as follows: - provision of external services comprising emergency services to all building elevations of building 1a at ground floor level; - provision of external up lights integrated into the paving surrounding the building; - provision of external lighting comprising of led strip and linear adjustable lighting to all building elevations at building 1a at all floor levels; - provision of aov at roof level and revisions to lift overrun; - relocation of permitted emergency access doors in the north east core from the east elevation to the north elevation; the development also includes all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development
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 | 106 m |
| 94 Residential Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock | Aug 2025 | €40,915,762 | 106 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 | 205 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 received9 September 2020
- Further information requested3 November 2020
- Further information received11 December 2020
- Decision due15 January 2021
- Decision issued15 January 2021
- Grant issued15 January 2021
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