Macken House, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Retention of telecommunications equipment on the roof of Macken House.
DSDZ3630/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 October 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ3630/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 27 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing telecommunications installation on the roof of Macken House. The installation comprises three 1.9-metre antennas, two dishes on supporting poles, equipment cabinets, and associated cabling.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Retention: retention permission of an existing development at this site macken house, mayor street upper, dublin
- The development consists of an existing telecommunications installation comprising of 3 no 1.9m antenna and 2 no. Dishes on supporting poles including ancillary equipment, equipment cabinets and associated equipment (previously granted under local authority reference dsdz4025/15) at the roof level of macken house, mayor street upper, dublin
- This application relates to lands within the north lotts and grand canal dock strategic development zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 472 Castleforbes Sq, Block K, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €511,000 | 17 m |
| 291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €477,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €476,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €555,000 | 85 m |
| 299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €375,000 | 85 m |
| 155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €466,600 | 102 m |
| Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €395,000 | 102 m |
| 158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 102 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 received27 October 2020
- Decision due21 December 2020
- Decision issued9 November 2020
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