GrantedChange of useDecided 5 December 2018

Lock Keepers Cottage, Britain Quay, Dublin 2

Conservation, alteration, extension, and change of use of the Lock Keepers Cottage protected structure.

DSDZ4154/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 October 2018

Reference: DSDZ4154/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 October 2018

Summary

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The proposed development at the Lock Keepers Cottage on Britain Quay involves conservation, alteration, repair, refurbishment, extension, and change of use. Works include brickwork repair, window replacement, partial demolition of two chimney stacks, internal wall demolition, and removal of the eastern garden boundary wall.

Change of useconservationheritagedocklands

Floor area: 72 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure; permission for development at a site (c. 0.02 hectares) at lock keepers cottage (protected structure) britain quay, dublin 2 generally bounded to the west by permitted development at nos. 10-12 hanover quay and no. 2 green street east (reg. Ref. Dsdz3856/17) to the north by the permitted 'capital dock' development (reg. Ref. Dsdz2546/15, as amended) (under construction), hanover quay to the south, and ' three locks' at britain quay to the east. The proposed development comprises: conservation, alteration, repair, refurbishment, extension and changer of use of the existing lock keepers cottage (c. 72sq. M) work to include repointing and repair of existing brickwork; reinstatement of rainwater guttering; slate roof; timber door; replacement of existing timber framed windows with aluminium framed windows and reinstatement of cills; demolition of part of 2 no. Existing chimney stacks to reduce their height by 0.93m; demolition of all internal walls within existing cottage; creation of 2no. New door openings to replace existing window opes on existing southern elevation of cottage; and, demolition of existing eastern garden boundary wall. Provision of w/c, 2 no. Internal storage spaces and new internal walls within the existing building. Addition of a single storey glazed extension and associated glazed link section to southern elevation of cottage at ground floor level (c. 31sq. M), amounting to a total floor space (existing and proposed) of c. 103 sq. M. For use as a cultural facility, including internal and external exhibition spaces, landscaping and all associated and ancillary site development 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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 14 May 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 March 2022.

Notified floor area: 104 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 26, Hanover Court, Hanover Quay	Dec 2025	€790,000	49 m
20 Hanover Court, Hanover Quay, Dublin	Feb 2026	€745,000	49 m
Apartment 24, Hanover Court, Hanover Quay	Jul 2025	€780,000	49 m
1 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend	Sept 2025	€11,440,000	142 m
15 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend	Sept 2025	€460,000	142 m
39 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€1,020,000	142 m
1 Thorncastle Court, Thorncastle St, Ringsend Dublin 4not full market price	Jul 2025	€17,422	180 m
4 Thorncastle Court, Ringsend, Dublin 4not full market price	Apr 2026	€35,767	180 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 received11 October 2018
Decision due5 December 2018
Decision issued5 December 2018
Grant issued5 December 2018

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