The (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')
Modifications to a permitted commercial block to add external building and public realm lighting.
DSDZ3545/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 July 2019
- Reference
- DSDZ3545/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for modifications to a permitted commercial block within a mixed-use scheme. The changes include the addition of external building lighting to all elevations, minor adjustments to vertical fins, and additional lighting within the ground-floor public realm and landscaped terraces.
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Official record
Development description
The application relates to a development within the north lotts and grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme area. The development consists of modifications to the mixed-use scheme permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz2457/16 (the 'parent permission') and subsequently amended by reg. Refs. Dsdz2041/17 and dsdz3639/17. The permitted development provides for demolition of existing structures and construction of a 5-6 storey plus set back (over basement) commercial, retail and residential development (56 no. Residential units) in 2 no. Mixed-use blocks. Planning permission is sought for the following modifications to the permitted commercial block (block 04): addition of external building lighting to all elevations at all levels; minor modifications to the positioning of permitted vertical fins on the east and south-east elevations at 1st to 4th floor levels to accommodate the proposed facade lighting; provision of additional lighting within the ground floor / surface level public realm / podium landscaping / external courtyard and landscaped terraces at 5th and 6th floor levels, together consisting of: ground recessed uplighters within the public realm / podium landscaping/external courtyard and landscaped terraces at 5th and 6th floor levels, together consisting of: ground recessed uplighters within the public realm / podium at ground floor level below all external elevations; square uplighters recessed within grill in between permitted vertical fins on the east and south-east elevations at 1st and 3rd floor levels; recessed linear uplighters mounted within grill above permitted horizontal fins along the south and south-west elevations at 4th floor level; colour flow asymmetric beam projector semi-recessed within grill above permitted horizontal fins along the south and south-west elevations at 4th floor level; colour flow asymmetric beam projector ssemi-recessed within grill on the east and south-east elevations at 5th floor level; surface mounted cylindrical downlighters to be located on the south elevation within the 1st floor level canopy above the podium landscaping/public realm; surface and recessed wall lighting to the ground floor northern courtyard and on all elevations to the 5th and 6th floor level external terraces; emergency lighting above all external fire exist doors on all elevations at ground, 5th and 6th floor levels; and, landscape strip lighting integrated within planters on the external terraces at 5th and 6th floor levels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 18 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | Jun 2025 | €545,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 22 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €530,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 24, The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East | May 2025 | €645,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 9 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €532,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 26 Ivory Building, Hanover Street East | Mar 2025 | €420,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 23 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €550,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 29 Ivory Building, Hanover St East, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 16 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | Jul 2025 | €545,000 | 76 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 received19 July 2019
- Decision due12 September 2019
- Decision issued12 September 2019
- Grant issued12 September 2019
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