GrantedCommercialDecided 2 December 2019

Block G, Capital Dock, Britain Quay, Dublin, 2

Installation of illuminated signage on Block G at Capital Dock, Dublin 2.

DSDZ4159/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 October 2019

Reference: DSDZ4159/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 October 2019

Summary

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The application seeks permission for various illuminated signs at ground and first-floor levels on multiple elevations of Block G. The total proposed signage area is approximately 18.5 square metres, including menu boards, shield signs, and 3D letter signs.

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Floor area: 19 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site (c. 0.06 ha), at block g, capital dock, britain quay, dublin
Bounded generally by britain quay to the east, green street east and hanover quay to the south and surrounding development permitted at sir john rogerson's quay, under reg. Ref. Dsdz2546/15 (as amended), to the north and west. The proposed development comprises signage at ground and first floor levels on south, east, west and north elevations of permitted block g. The total quantum of proposed signage is c. 18.5sqm, including: 3 no. Internally illuminated, glazed 'menu boards' (total c. 6.1 sq m) at ground floor level on east, west and north elevations; 2 no. Internally illuminated, glazed 'shield signs' (total c. 3.9 sq m) at ground floor level on east elevation and first floor level on west elevation; 3 no. Horizontal, externally mounted, internally illuminated '3-d letter' sign, at ground and first floor levels on east, west and north elevations; and, 2 no. Vertical, externally mounted, internally illuminated '3-d letter' sign at first floor level on south and west elevations. Block g is otherwise permitted under dcc reg. Ref. Dsdz2546/15 (the 'parent permission') as subsequently amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz3796/16, reg. Ref. Dsdz4279/17, reg. Ref. Dsdz4740/18 and reg. Ref. Dsdz2459/19. This application relates to 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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 24, Hanover Court, Hanover Quay	Jul 2025	€780,000	65 m
20 Hanover Court, Hanover Quay, Dublin	Feb 2026	€745,000	65 m
Apt 26, Hanover Court, Hanover Quay	Dec 2025	€790,000	65 m
15 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend	Sept 2025	€460,000	116 m
39 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€1,020,000	116 m
1 Portview, Thorncastle St, Ringsend	Sept 2025	€11,440,000	116 m
1 Thorncastle Court, Thorncastle St, Ringsend Dublin 4not full market price	Jul 2025	€17,422	167 m
4 Thorncastle Court, Ringsend, Dublin 4not full market price	Apr 2026	€35,767	167 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

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Application received8 October 2019
Decision due2 December 2019
Decision issued2 December 2019
Grant issued2 December 2019

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