Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedAlterationsDecided 26 January 2021

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

Internal and external alterations to the former Boland's Mill development.

DSDZ3780/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 November 2020

Reference
DSDZ3780/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
23 November 2020

Summary

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The application seeks amendments to a previously permitted development within a Strategic Development Zone. The proposed works comprise internal and external alterations to existing buildings, including protected structures, and a change of use for part of the building.

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure: 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; block 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 seeks amendments to the previously permitted development dsdz3796/14 and as amended by dsdz3264/17, dsdz4111/17, dsdz2986/18, dsdz4618/18, dsdz2623/19, dsdz2679/19, dsdz4835/19, dsdz4334/19. The proposed amendments comprise of internal and external alterations to the existing buildings on the site, change of use of part of building a and b to provide for retail / café/ restaurant and marketplace use (“marketplace” use incorporates retail / café/ restaurant uses including hot food for consumption off the premises), change of use of ground floor of tower 1 and 2 to provide for retail / café/ restaurant use and alterations to the permitted hard and soft landscaping throughout the development including: building a
  • Inclusion of marketplace at ground floor and first floor of building a to provide for retail / café/ restaurant and marketplace use c. (174 sq. M. )
  • Internal modifications and minor alterations to roof level as a result of the change of use
  • 1 no 500x500mm projecting non illuminated sign to the north and south facade
  • 1 no non illuminated individually mounted letter signs (2550x200mm) to north elevation over entrance door. Building b
  • Change of use of lower ground floor level of b1 and b2 from office to retail/ café/ restaurant and marketplace and inclusion of marketplace at ground floor use of building b4 and b5 to provide for retail / café/ restaurant and marketplace use (c. 596 sq. M. )
  • Internal reconfiguration of office layouts at upper levels
  • Internal modifications to the building comprising of new internal openings and provision of section of glazed floor
  • Provision of mezzanine level in building b4 at 2nd floor level c. 115 sq. M
  • Provision of mezzanine level in building b2 at 4th floor level c. 66 sq. M
  • Provision of 1 no. New door opes to building b1 from ringsend road (north elevation)
  • Provision of 1 no. New door opes to building b2 from civic square (east elevation)
  • Provision of retractable awning to the southern elevation of building b5
  • 4 no non illuminated projection signs 500x500mm to north elevation, 4 no non illuminated projecting signs 500x500mm to south elevation; 2 no 3200x200mm non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to north elevation, and 2 no 3200x200mm non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to south elevation, and 1 no 3200x200mm non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to west elevation building c
  • Internal reconfiguration and sub-division of ground floor layouts to provide for 2 no. Café/ retail / restaurant units
  • Provision of 2 no new window opes to the western elevation at ground floor level
  • Provision of retractable awning to north elevation
  • 2 no non illuminated projecting signs 500x500mm to east elevation and 1 no non illuminated projection sign 500x500mm to north elevation, 2no non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to east elevation (2050x200mm & 3331x200mm); 2 no non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to north elevation (2011x200mm & 2335x1480mm); building d
  • Minor internal layout modifications
  • 1 no non illuminated projection sign 500x500mm to east elevation; 1 no non illuminated individually mounted letter sign to east elevation (1720x200mm each), and 2 no non illuminated individually mounted letter signs to north elevation (1720x400mm & 1720x200mm)
  • Modifications to window opes at basement level tower 1 and tower 2
  • Amendments to external building façade at ground floor level to provide for new entrance doors and louvered ventilation screens within the façade
  • Change of use and subdivision of ground floor levels to provide for 3 no. Retail / café / restaurant use (c. 530 sq. M. Tower 1 and c. 375 sq. M. Tower 2)
  • Provision of canopy with retractable roof on west elevation tower 1 and 2 and to south elevation tower 1 with additional fix and sliding wind screens
  • Provision of demountable enclosed outdoor seating area of c. 45 sq. M. Associated with the ground floor café / restaurant use under canopy structure of tower
  • 4 no internally illuminated retail signs above canopies (4.5m x 0.5m each), and 4 no individually mounted retail signs (1700x200mm each) above 4 no new door opes as part of facade re design. The proposed development also includes modifications to the permitted landscaping and public realm to provide for a new hard and soft landscaping design within the development, new external street lighting and building lighting, new boundary treatments, external seating areas, provision of 13.75 m x 3.5m high external screen to dock edge, provision of water features, provision of water storage at basement level (under civic square), provision of additional plant, relocation of set down areas within the development, new naming convention for internal streets and buildings on site, relocation of industrial archaeological equipment throughout the buildings and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

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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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 8 July 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 144.7 m²

6 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
22 Barrow St, Ringsend, Dublin 4Jan 2026€685,00067 m
Building C Balconies Bolands Mills, Dublin 4Mar 2025€56,00068 m
17 Shelbourne Village, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4May 2026€381,00594 m
26 Shelbourne Village, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4May 2026€440,00094 m
Apt 83 Charlotte Quay Dock, The Westmoreland, Ringsend Rd Dublin 4Dec 2025€324,50099 m
100 - The Westmoreland Block, Charlotte Quay Dock, Ringsend RoadMar 2025€345,00099 m
91 The Westmoreland, Charlotte Quay, Dublin 4Mar 2025€315,00099 m
Apt 110 - The Westmoreland, Charlotte Quay, Ringsend RoadNov 2025€628,00099 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

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  1. Application received23 November 2020
  2. Decision due26 January 2021
  3. Decision issued26 January 2021
  4. Grant issued26 January 2021

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