InvalidAlterationsDecided 14 April 2026

50, Ringsend Road, Dublin 4

Installation of a new rooftop heat pump system and enclosure at the Arup office building on Ringsend Road.

WEBDSDZ1841/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 April 2026

Reference: WEBDSDZ1841/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 April 2026

Summary

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The development consists of works at roof level (Level 6) of the existing office building to replace the gas-fired boiler with an electrified heat pump system. This includes removing existing chiller equipment, constructing a 3-metre-high rooftop enclosure for six heat pump units, and installing acoustic screening and a new external maintenance access stair.

Alterationsheat pumpdecarbonisationoffice

Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure:permission/retention : arup ireland properties ltd. Intend to apply for permission for development at this site: 50 ringsend road, dublin 4, d04 t6x0, ireland. The site of the development is the existing office building of arup (trading as ove arup & partners ireland ltd. ), which is located on the corner of ringsend road, south lotts road and south dock road. The development will consist of works at roof level (level
Of the existing office building to facilitate the replacement of the existing gas-fired boiler with an electrified small-scale non-ground source heat pump. The development facilitates the decarbonisation of the building’s heating system and comprises: i. The removal of existing rooftop chiller equipment and the construction of a lightweight, purpose designed rooftop enclosure (approximately 3m in height) to accommodate six 100kwt air source heat pump units; ii. The provision of associated acoustic screening, structural steel supports and access arrangements, all supported on a new structural platform spanning between existing structural support points; iii. The construction of a new external maintenance access stair at the north western portion of the roof, located within the established rooftop plant zone; iv. The retention of existing rooftop photovoltaic panels and the installation of 13 no. Vertically mounted photovoltaic panels integrated into the enclosure façade; and v. All associated ancillary works within the curtilage of the existing building. The development is located on the rooftop of a building of which a portion of the facade is a protected structure; however, no works are proposed to any protected façades or protected elements. All works are confined entirely to roof level and do not alter the form or materiality of the principal elevations

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Block A, 601 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€690,000	19 m
18 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€340,000	32 m
1 Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Jul 2025	€535,000	32 m
21 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€515,000	32 m
14 Camden Lock, South Dock Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€490,000	42 m
3 Camden Lock, South Dock Rd, Ringsend	Mar 2025	€450,000	42 m
45 Grand Canal Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€450,000	46 m
Apt 12, Grand Canal Wharf, South Dock Rd Dublin 4	Nov 2025	€345,000	46 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 received13 April 2026
Decision due5 June 2026
Decision issued14 April 2026

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