GrantedCommercialDecided 4 April 2025

4-5, Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

Refurbishment of an office building at Grand Canal Square including a new café and entrance alterations.

WEBDSDZ2286/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 October 2024

Reference: WEBDSDZ2286/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 October 2024

Summary

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The project involves the refurbishment of an existing 6-7 storey office building. It includes creating additional office floor area, inserting a new public café in the lobby, and carrying out landscape and entrance enhancements.

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Storeys: 7
Floor area: 253 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at this site (c. 0.52 ha), at 4-5 grand canal square, dublin 2, and otherwise bounded generally by hibernian road to the east, misery hill to the south, cardiff lane to the west, and 37-42 sir john rogerson’s quay to the north. The proposed development comprises the refurbishment of an existing 6-7 storey office building for continued office use, including the following ancillary and associated works: creation of c. 253 sq m additional gross floor office area resulting from the proposed alteration to the cardiff lane building entrance area and infilling of existing voids at mezzanine level; insertion of a new public café space (c. 80 sq m) within the ground floor lobby area inside the misery hill building entrance; landscape enhancement works at misery hill, including planters, seating and associated hardscaping; landscape enhancement works at cardiff lane, including demolition of the stepped entrance and terrace, to lower the existing building entrance to street level; new building entrance at cardiff lane, c. 9m high, with 1no. New glass revolving door, 2no. Single escape doors and bicycle ramp entrance to basement. Associated demolition and replacement of the existing curtain wall façade at cardiff lane entrance level with new selected cladding panels; replacement of existing double door and curtain walling adjacent to the new cardiff lane entrance, to include lowered door level and installation of stepped landing; new lightwell to the basement at cardiff lane; replacement of the existing curved façade at misery hill with new façade to include 1no. Recessed glass revolving door, 2no. Single escape doors and 1no. Double door, and new selected cladding panels; replacement of 1no. Existing single door with new double door entrance on the north building elevation; 2no. New single door entrances on the east building elevation and removal of external ground level vent, adjacent to hibernian road; demolition and infill of existing skylight at level 1; replacement of the soffit aluminium cladding along cardiff lane, hibernian road and misery hill with new selected cladding panels; construction of a new demountable flood defence system along cardiff lane; reduction of existing basement car parking from 149no. Spaces to 35no. Spaces; provision of 423no. Bicycle spaces within reconfigured basement, 26no. Bicycle spaces at ground level; replacement of 5no. Existing doors with similar and installation of soft and hard landscaping, including glazed screen, to existing level 6 terrace; installation of new roof plant (2no. Energy centres) and corresponding increase in plant screening by 1m in height. Associated relocation eastwards by c. 1.5m of plant screening along the eastern edge of no. 4 grand canal square. This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts & grand canal dock strategic development zone planning scheme area.

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
123 Forbes Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€1,000,000	75 m
108 Forbes Quay, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€441,000	75 m
97 Grand Canal Residences, Grand Canal Sq, Grand Canal Harbour	Jun 2025	€525,000	77 m
Apt 87 Block 4, Grand Canal Residences, Forbes St	Feb 2025	€468,000	106 m
Apt 92, Grand Canal Square Residences, Forbes St	May 2025	€577,500	106 m
9 Hanover Dock, Hanover Quay, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€740,000	143 m
17 Forbes Quay, Sir John Rogersons Quay, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€805,000	149 m
76 Block E, Hanover Dock, Hanover Quaynot full market price	Jun 2025	€306,000	149 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

Application received11 October 2024
Decision due7 April 2025
Decision issued4 April 2025
Permission expiry18 May 2030

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