The Chq Building, (formerly Stack A), Custom House Quay, Dublin 1
Internal wall removals, new glazed screens, and floor reinstatements within the vaults of the EPIC Museum.
WEB1735/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 April 2025
- Reference
- WEB1735/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the basement/vault level of the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum consists of removing existing walls dividing several vaults and introducing glazed screen walls at their southern entries. Ancillary works include floor reinstatements, extended ceiling trusses, exhibition features, and a mirror surface installation on an external retaining wall.
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Official record
Development description
The works are located at the southern end of the chq building within the epic irish emigration museum at basement / vault level. The development will consist of the removal of existing walls dividing vault i-3 / h-3, vault i-4/ h-4 and vault i-5 / h-5 at basement level and the introduction of glazed screen walls at the southern gable entry of each of the three vaults. Ancillary works include the reinstatement of floor in each vault in the position of the existing walls, removal of existing and provision of new floor in vaults i-4 and i-5, extended ceiling trusses, exhibition features and associated repairs. Provision of mirror surface (5.3m width x 3.2m height) at modern external retaining wall within lightwell aligned with and south of vault i-3. All repairs and alterations to be carried out in compliance with conservation best practice.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 19 Block A, Mayor St, Custom House Sq | May 2025 | €395,000 | 182 m |
| 21 Malton House, Custom House Sq, Mayor St Lower Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €419,000 | 182 m |
| 273 Custom House Harbour, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €675,000 | 188 m |
| 198 Tuskar Rock, Custom House Harbour, I F S C Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €366,666 | 193 m |
| 189 Custom House Harbour, Ifsc, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €315,000 | 197 m |
| 279 Custom House Harbour, Ifsc, Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €405,000 | 197 m |
| Apt 315, Argylle, Custom House Harbour Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €412,000 | 197 m |
| Apt 4 Block 12, Mayor St, I F S C Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 204 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received4 April 2025
- Decision due29 May 2025
- Decision issued29 May 2025
- Permission expiry17 August 2030
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