GrantedCommercialDecided 15 September 2023

City Block 9, North Wall Quay, and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1

Amendments to a previously permitted commercial office block within a Strategic Development Zone.

DSDZ4208/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 July 2023

Reference: DSDZ4208/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 July 2023

Summary

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This application seeks permission to amend Block No. 2 of a previously approved commercial development scheme. The site is located within City Block 9 of the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, where a larger multi-block office development has been permitted.

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Development description

Permission for development on a site of 0.4834ha to amend block no. 2 of a previously permitted scheme (reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22, which itself amends reg. Ref. Dsdz2103/21, reg. Ref. Dsdz3409/19 and reg. Ref. Dsdz3780/17). (permission (reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22) was on a larger site of 1.0432 hectares. (the difference in site area of 0.5598ha is due to the permitted decoupling of block no. 2 from block nos. 1 and 3)). Permission reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22 permits the construction of 3 no. Commercial office buildings totalling 67,903 sq m (including retail services (152 sq m) and gallery / exhibition (188 sq m)), identified as three blocks (block nos. 1-3) ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys and is valid until 21 june 2028. This application relates to a proposed development within a strategic development zone planning scheme area, located within city block no. 9, north wall quay and mayor street upper, dublin 1, bounded by north wall quay to the south, the residual city block no. 9 lands of 1.4766 ha to the north and east and castleforbes road to the west as identified in the north lotts & grand canal dock planning scheme, 2014. The permitted block no. 2 has a gfa of 42,632 sq m (comprising 30,470 sq m above ground; 3,659 sq m at lower ground floor and 8,503 sq m at basement levels). The overall gross floor area of the proposed amendment scheme increases by 118 sq m to 42,750 sq m from that granted by permission reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22, comprising a decrease of 3 sq m at ground and above; an increase of 118 sq m at lower ground floor level and an increase of 3 sq m at basement levels. The amendment scheme will consist of the following
Relocation and resizing of the gallery / exhibition entrance door along the southern facade (for fire compliance purposes)
Relocation of structural columns from the interior to the exterior of the structure along the southern and eastern facades to be clad in anodic bronze aluminium to match fins remainder of the facades
Structural columns amended from internal vertical to internal inclined on the western facade at first floor level and at the south west of block no. 2 at second floor level
Provision of glass balustrades edge protection to the perimeter of the ground level roof light on the eastern elevation
Alterations to the northern facade comprising the reconfiguration of the esb substation facade as per esb compliance requirements
Increase in height in level 07 atrium rooflight on the southern elevation of 320mm at the highest point and 500mm at the lowest point
Relocation of six car parking spaces from basement level 03 to basement level
In compliance with condition no. 16 (c) of the permission reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22 (relating to three blocks), some 41 no. Bicycle parking spaces have been added to the 372 no. Previously proposed - now providing for a new total 413 no. Bicycle parking spaces in block no. 2

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
472 Castleforbes Sq, Block K, Dublin 1	Apr 2025	€511,000	145 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€476,000	162 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€477,000	162 m
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€555,000	163 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2026	€375,000	163 m
158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€440,000	198 m
155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1	May 2026	€466,600	198 m
Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jan 2025	€395,000	198 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 received24 July 2023
Decision due15 September 2023
Decision issued15 September 2023
Permission expiry27 October 2028

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