Camden Lock, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Restoration of the Camden Lock chamber and gates at Grand Canal Dock.
DSDZ3781/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 November 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ3781/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of restoring the existing lock chamber and gates at Camden Lock, a protected structure. Works include installing new timber lock gates with a pedestrian walkway, new hydraulic rams for automation, and removing temporary steel stop logs, a tilting weir, and a footbridge.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: planning permission for development at camden lock, the largest of the three sea locks located between grand canal dock and the river liffey, at ringsend, dublin. The development will consist of restoring the existing lock chamber and gates at camden lock. The proposed works will include the installation of new timber lock gates including a pedestrian walkway over the breast gates, new hydraulic rams to allow for automation of the gates including associated ducting and new land tie collars and underground concrete anchor at each heel post. The works will also include the removal of the existing temporary steel stop logs, tilting weir and footbridge. This applications relates to development of a protected structure. A protected structure impact assessment report has also been prepared in respect of the proposed works and submitted with the application. This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone (sdz) planning scheme area. An ecological impact assessment and natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of this project and are submitted with the application.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 504, Shelbourne Plaza, South Dock Rd Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €975,000 | 113 m |
| 18 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 131 m |
| 21 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €515,000 | 131 m |
| 1 Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €535,000 | 131 m |
| 45 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 131 m |
| 72 Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €499,000 | 131 m |
| Apt 12, Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 131 m |
| 3 Camden Lock, South Dock Rd, Ringsend | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 138 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 November 2020
- Decision due26 January 2021
- Decision issued26 January 2021
- Grant issued26 January 2021
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