Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 16 February 2024

Point Village District Centre and Point Square, East Wall Road, and Sherriff Street Upper, Dublin 1.

Change of use and alterations to create a new office lobby entrance at Point Village.

DSDZ4963/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 December 2023

Reference
DSDZ4963/23
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
14 December 2023

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of Unit 6 from retail/café to office use to create a new 520 sq.m office lobby entrance. It also includes removing the existing Conference Centre entrance, replacing a revolving door, removing a vacant substation, and installing a new glazed façade.

Change of useofficeretailredevelopment
Floor area
520 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • The proposed development relates to
  • Permission for the change of use of unit 6 (c. 109 sq. M) from permitted retail/ café use to office use to provide for a new office entrance lobby for commercial offices above
  • The removal of the existing conference centre entrance, glass canopy, access control pedestal, signage, and small totem, on east wall road
  • The replacement of the revolving door at the existing office entrance on east wall road with a double glazed door, and the removal of an access control pedestal and small totem
  • Removal of vacant substation and switch rooms, and existing recessed glazed and metal louvre clad façade, on east wall road, to be replaced with a new glazed façade in line with the existing external columns, resulting in an increase in floor area of
  • Sq. M
  • Internal layout reconfiguration at unit 6, existing conference centre entrance/exit, existing office entrance and reception, and vacant substation and switch rooms, on east wall road, and redirection of fire and escape routes, all resulting in a new office lobby entrance and reception (including storage area) of 520 sq. M accessed from point square, to serve the commercial offices above
  • The replacement of the existing office entrance on east wall road, with the construction of a new office entrance including a revolving door and overhead canopy and associated signage (c. 4.5 m in height) and access control pedestal, at point square
  • The relocation of street furniture and 18 no. Bicycle parking spaces from the front of the existing entrance at unit 6 to within point square, and removal of two small existing trees
  • All associated development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC
To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
472 Castleforbes Sq, Block K, Dublin 1Apr 2025€511,000176 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1Feb 2025€476,000252 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1Jun 2026€477,000252 m
16 Block A, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1Mar 2025€292,000259 m
Apartment 23, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1Sept 2025€495,000259 m
Apt 13, Block A, Castleforbes Sq Dublin 1Dec 2025€471,000259 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1May 2026€375,000272 m
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1Jun 2026€555,000272 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

  1. Application received14 December 2023
  2. Decision due16 February 2024
  3. Decision issued16 February 2024
  4. Permission expiry30 March 2029

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