Planning Permission Ireland
InvalidAlterationsDecided 30 March 2023

Coopers Cross, City Block 3 & Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1

Reconfiguration and expansion of a childcare facility and creation of new resident amenity space.

DSDZ3396/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 March 2023

Reference
DSDZ3396/23
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
16 March 2023

Summary

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The proposal seeks design revisions to a permitted residential scheme. It involves reconfiguring and changing the use of a childcare facility and unused retail space to provide a larger childcare facility and a new resident amenity space with associated elevation changes.

Alterationscrecheamenityreconfiguration
Floor area
901 m²

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Official record

Development description

The site is otherwise generally bounded by nos. 7-10 mayor street upper to the south, nos. 1-14 new wapping street to the west and existing northbank house, alexandra terrace and castleforbes road to the east. The proposed development seeks design revisions to the residential scheme subject to extant permission dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2186/20 (i. E. The 'parent permission' - as amended by dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz3273/20. Dsdz3554/20, dsdz2132/21 & dsdz5455/22, dsdz3554/20, dsdz2132/21 & dsdz5455/22), comprising the reconfiguration and part change of use of the permitted childcare facility (c. 343 sq. M. ) and the reconfiguration and part change of use of unused retail/commercial floor area (c. 394 sq. M) in northbank house, to provide a larger childcare facility (c. 555.1 sq. M total gross floor area) and new resident amenity space (c. 345.6 sq. M total gross floor area), with associated localised elevation changes on the northern ground floor elevation including the provision of 2 no. Separate entrance doors; minor reduction of the permitted external play area associated with the childcare facility and all associated and ancillary development works. The scheme is as otherwise permitted under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2186/20 (as amended by dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz3273/20, dsdz3554/20, dsdz2132/21 & dsdz5455/22). This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme area.

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
202 Residential Units, Block 1 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer DockAug 2025€88,452,722111 m
28 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3May 2026€345,000142 m
32 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3Jun 2025€338,000142 m
Apt 13 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3Apr 2026€531,750142 m
6 Canon Hall, Church St East, Dublin 3May 2025€320,000142 m
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1May 2025€680,000144 m
15 Church St East, East Wall, Dublin 3May 2026€505,000145 m
77 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1Jan 2026€498,000162 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

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  1. Application received16 March 2023
  2. Decision due10 May 2023
  3. Decision issued30 March 2023

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