Awaiting decisionCommercialDecision was due 13 May 2026

City Block No. 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1

Construction of an eight-storey aparthotel with 288 bedrooms over a basement.

WEBDSDZ1646/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 March 2026

Reference: WEBDSDZ1646/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 4 March 2026

Summary

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The proposal replaces a previously permitted office block with an eight-storey aparthotel containing 288 bedrooms. The development will feature a basement level, a ground-floor public café/lounge, and will present as ten storeys on its eastern elevation.

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Storeys: 8
Floor area: 12,684 m²

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Official record

Development description

Waterside block 9 developments limited intends to apply for planning permission for development on this site of c. 0.22 hectares located within city block no. 9 (of the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme, 2014), north wall quay and mayor street upper, dublin
The proposed development comprises the replacement of a previously-permitted commercial office building (block no. 1, permitted under reg. Ref. Dsdz5296/22 (“scheme 9”)) with an aparthotel development and associated ancillary uses. (for the purposes of identification, we reference this proposal as “scheme 18”. ) the development will consist of
The construction of an eight-storey aparthotel building (comprising 288 no. Bedrooms) over basement (annotated as lower ground and lower ground mezzanine levels), with a total gross floor area of 12,684 sq m. Due to the inclusion of lower ground levels, the building will present as ten storeys on the eastern elevation and eight storeys on the surrounding streets, in accordance with the north lotts & grand canal dock planning scheme 2014 (as amended)
Provision of a publicly accessible café/lounge at ground floor level, including flexible “black box” space to accommodate evening and night-time uses, an ancillary gym at lower ground level, an electricity substation, and associated back-of-house facilities including kitchen, servicing, deliveries and waste management areas
Provision of 23 no. Bicycle parking spaces, comprising 12 no. Long-stay spaces internally and 11 no. Short-stay visitor spaces externally (including 1 no. Cargo bicycle space)
Provision of an external landscaped area at lower ground level to the east of the building
Minor adjustment to external ground levels (from 4.0m od to 4.1m od) to align with the adjoining permitted block no. 2 development (reg. Ref. Webdsdz1931/25)
Provision of associated signage, plant at roof level, and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. The proposed aparthotel development will replace the previously-permitted block no. 1 office building (11,916 sq m). The remainder of city block no. 9 (including permitted blocks no. 2 and no
Is not affected by this application. The site is bounded by mayor street upper to the north, castleforbes road to the west, permitted block no. 2 to the south, and adjoining lands within city block no. 9 to the east

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Upper Mayor St, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2025	€680,000	183 m
Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€555,000	234 m
299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1	May 2026	€375,000	234 m
Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€476,000	247 m
291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1	Jun 2026	€477,000	247 m
Apt 7 Block D, Butlers Court, 77 Sir John Rogersons Quaynot full market price	Nov 2025	€380,000	250 m
Apt 26 Block D, Butlers Court, 77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay	Oct 2025	€610,000	250 m
64 Co-living Units, Block 2 Spencer Place (north), Mayor Street Spencer Dock	Aug 2025	€24,420,751	250 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.

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Application received4 March 2026
Decision due13 May 2026

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