GrantedApartmentsDecided 5 July 2024

Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4

Construction of 502 apartments in five blocks at the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Poolbeg.

PWSDZ3700/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 May 2024

Reference: PWSDZ3700/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 16 May 2024

Summary

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This Phase 2 application proposes a mixed-use development on a 1.99-hectare net site area within the Poolbeg West SDZ. The project consists of 5 blocks providing 502 apartment units, residential amenities, and a basement area.

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Residential units: 502
Floor area: 48,648 m²

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Official record

Development description

Pembroke beach dac intends to apply for permission for development for a mixed used development (referred to as phase
On this site of 15.06 hectares including lands known as the former irish glass bottle & fabrizia sites, poolbeg west, dublin 4, focused primarily on a net site area of 1.99 hectares (identified as within the a1 lands) in the poolbeg west strategic development zone (sdz) planning scheme (april 2019). The proposed phase 2 development will consist of: amendment to permission register reference pwsdz3270/19 and pwsdz3207/21 in those areas where the net site of 1.99 hectares overlaps with the boundaries to the earlier permitted developments (including amendment to the urban tree plant along the sean moore road interface & minor amendment to permitted public realm at the junction between central boulevard and south bank link road) and the construction of a residential and mixed use scheme comprising an above ground gross floor area (gfa) of c. 48,648 sq. M. , together with a basement/undercroft area of c. 10,654 sq. M. , comprising 5 no. Blocks (identified as blocks d1, d2, e1, e2, e2a) to provide: 502 no. Apartment units and associated residential amenity facilities; a childcare facility; 3 no. Retail/ food & beverage units; 3 no. Retail units, 2 no. Food/ beverage units; health facility; basement carparking; together with associated infrastructural works on the overall site. The proposed development will also include provision of the south bank link road as identified in the sdz planning scheme. Access and servicing of the proposed phase 2 development will be by way of the central boulevard as permitted (subject to compliance with condition no. 24e) in the phase 1 planning permission (pwsdz3207/21) which also amends the infrastructure permission (parent permission) (reg. Ref. Pwsdz3270/19) amongst other things. An additional access for emergency vehicles only with retractable bollards will be provided at the junction of bloom street and sean moore road. The proposed phase 2 development will consist of
5 no. Blocks (d1, d2, e1, e2, e2a) ranging in height between 6 and 7 storeys with 8 storey setback over basement/undercroft to provide 502 no. Apartment units (with balconies/terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each residential block), consisting of : 216 no. 1-bedroom units; 245 no. 2-bedroom units and 41 no. 3-bedroom units (for the avoidance of doubt, section 11.5. 1 of the planning scheme clarifies the description of 'height' in figure 11.3 to be taken from the constructed ground floor level; references to 'basement' and 'undercroft', respectively, are interchangeable given the changes in level across the site); -the provision of c. 740 sq. M. Of residential amenity facilities within block e1 (to include a tenant reception of with admin support spaces, shared work space, residents lounge, events space, library/ film room, dining kitchen & meeting room) -a childcare facility (c. 412 sq. M) located at the ground floor of block d1 providing c. 92 no. Childcare places and an outdoor play area of c. 199 sq. M; -a health centre at ground floor of block d1 (c. 202 sq. M. )
3 no. Retail/food and beverages spaces & 1 no. Retail spaces located at the ground floor of blocks d1, d2 (total gfa c. 1,153 sq. M)
2 no. Retail spaces and 2 no. Food and beverage spaces located at the ground floor of blocks e1, e2, e2a (total gfa c. 1,249 sq. M); - a total of 139 no. Car parking spaces; 121 car parking spaces located at basement level (incl. 7 no. Accessible spaces (2 of which are accessible/ev spaces) & 21 no ev spaces, 8 no. Car share parking spaces (2 of which are car share/ev spaces), 4 no. Crèche parking spaces, 4 no. Heath centre parking space & 4 no. Retail parking spaces located at basement level with vehicular access from the street level (block d1/d2 south eastern elevation); the provision of 18 no. On street car parking spaces (incl. 5 no. Ev on-street car parking spaces and 7 no. Accessible spaces) and 5 no. Loading bays. (note that 6 no. Surface car parking spaces along south bank link road will not be accessible until vehicular access from south bank road is provided at a future date); -provision of 906 no. Bicycle parking spaces; 816 no. Long stay stand bicycle parking spaces located at basement level (incl. 6 no. Crèche, 24 no. Retail
No. Cargo spaces and 28 no. E-bike spaces); 90 no. Short-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located at surface level (70 no. Residential (incl. 10 no. Cargo bike spaces), 20 no. Non-residential); -plant rooms, resident storage spaces, bin stores, bicycle stores, water storage, sprinkler rooms. Laundry located at basement level; -landscaped open spaces to comprise residential communal courtyards incl. Children's play areas (block d1/d2 c. 815 sq. M & blocks e1/e2 c. 992 sq. M. ); amenity terraces at 8th storey level on blocks d1/d2 (totalling c. 900 sq. M. ); amenity terraces at 8th storey level on blocks e1/e2/e2a (totalling c. 1,798 sq. M)
2 no esb sub stations located at the ground floor level of blocks d1/d2 (totally c. 48 sq. M) and 4 no. Esb sub stations located at the ground floor level of blocks e1/e2/e2a (totalling c. 42 sq. M)
3 no. Lv switch rooms located at ground floor level of blocks d1/d2 (c. 66 sq. M) and 4 no. Lv switch rooms at ground floor level of blocks e1/e2/e2a (totalling c. 57 sq. M); -communal commercial bin stores located at ground floor of block d2 (c. 40 sq. M) and at ground floor level of block e2 (c. 30 sq. M); -bin store and health waste bin store located at ground floor of block d1 associated with the proposed health centre; -ancillary storage spaces located at round floor of blocks d2, e2; -provision of public realm spaces including a portion of glass bottle square, streets and public amenity spaces; -one new local /side street (market street) connecting to the permitted central boulevard; -the provision of the south bank link road as identified in the sdz planning scheme. Note that the proposed south bank link road will include temporary bollards and fencing to restrict access until such time that a future connection/tie into south bank road is proposed and delivered. The proposed development will include hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle links, boundary treatments, tree planting, interim site hoarding, public lighting, green/blue roofs, commercial and residential waste & recycling facilities, piped site wide services and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. This application will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment repot (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis)

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 3 October 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 21,815 m²

6 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
1 Bremen Road, Ringsend, Dublin	Nov 2025	€680,000	293 m
12 Leukos Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin	Mar 2026	€607,000	303 m
46 Bremen Rd, Ringsend Irishtown, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€740,000	357 m
42 Bremen Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4, Dublin	Jun 2026	€698,500	366 m
313 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€823,788	395 m
114 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€493,392	395 m
117 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€484,581	395 m
45 Poolbeg Quay, Pigeon House Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€410,000	398 m

Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.

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 received16 May 2024
Decision due10 July 2024
Decision issued5 July 2024
Permission expiry19 August 2029

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