GrantedCommercialDecided 24 January 2020

Coopers Cross, City Block 3 (including 8, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1), at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1

Construction of two large commercial office blocks over a two-level basement.

DSDZ4087/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 September 2019

Reference: DSDZ4087/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 September 2019
Floor area: 44654 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought for a major commercial development consisting of two office blocks over a two-level basement, totaling over 45,000 square metres. Building 1 will be a part 5, part 6-storey office block, and Building 2 will be a part 5, part 6-storey office block with retail and cafe spaces.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Kwci gp limited acting in its capacity as general partner of kwci limited partnership intends to apply for permission at a site (c. 1.08 ha) at coopers cross, city block 3 (including no. 8 castleforbes road, dublin 1), at sheriff street upper, castleforbes road and mayor street upper, north lotts, dublin
And otherwise generally bounded by mayor street upper to the south, undeveloped lands to the west, existing northbank house and alexandra terrace to the north and castleforbes road to the east. The development consists of 2 no. Commercial blocks over 2 no. Level basement (45,328 sq. M gross floor area - inclusive of basement) in the following arrangement: - building 1 (block 3e): is a part 5 storey, part 6 storey block above ground building (with 5th floor set back) of c. 11,851 sq. M gross floor area of predominantly office floorspace. A terrace is proposed at lower ground floor adjacent to the adjoining middle park and also on the fifth floor. Building 2 (block 3f): is a part 5 storey, part 6 storey block over ground building (with 5th floor set back) of c. 32,622 sq. M gross floor area of predominantly office floorspace also with a 304sq. M townhall space with 2 no. Retail/cafe/restaurant units c. 110 sq. M gross floor area and c. 147 sq. M gross floor area respectively (1no. Unit fronting onto the new pedestrian street/mayor street upper at ground floor level and 1 no. Unit fronting onto castleforbes road at ground floor). A terrace is proposed at 5th floor. 2no. External lightwells are proposed along the front facade where this addresses mayor street upper over the basement footprint. 1 no. Retail/cafe/restaurant unit c. 294 sq. M gross floor area at lower ground floor level fronting onto the new pedestrian street. There are two levels of accommodation below ground (lower ground and basement, level
1) spanning under both buildings including 8,762 sq. M gross floor area of office and exhibition space, together with ancillary plant, services, car parking, motorcycle parking and bicycle parking (including associated cycling welfare facilities). The proposed development for which permission is sought also includes: - provision of a split level pedestrian street located between building 1 (block 3e) and building 2 (block 3f) connecting mayor street upper to alexandra terrace (which includes a portion to lower ground floor) and also to the adjoining middle park; vehicular and bicycle access to basement via ramp from castleforbes road; provision of 91 no. Car parking spaces in basement; provision of 640 no. Bicycle parking spaces and associated shower and changing facilities at basement level; provision of 6 no. Motorcycle parking spaces at basement level; revision of the east west route (alexandra terrace) to include set down area and reduction in road width to one-way street onto castleforbes road; upgrade of footpath onto mayor street upper; provision of 2 no. Esb sub-stations (1 no. Sub-station per building); demolition of existing vacant single storey structure (approx. 707sqm) at no. 8 castleforbes road and all associated and ancillary site development, infrastructural, landscaping and site boundary works. 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

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 14 July 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 May 2025.

Notified floor area: 9,156 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€555,000	99 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2026	€375,000	99 m
158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€440,000	114 m
155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	May 2026	€466,600	114 m
147 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€415,000	114 m
Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jan 2025	€395,000	114 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€477,000	119 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€476,000	119 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

Timeline

Application received27 September 2019
Further information requested21 November 2019
Further information received20 December 2019
Decision due24 January 2020
Decision issued24 January 2020
Grant issued24 January 2020

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