City Block 9, North Wall Quay, and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Planning application DSDZ4208/23
DecisionGrant permission
Decided15 September 2023
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- DSDZ5296/22Permission for development on a site of 0.999ha to amend a previously permitted scheme (Reg. Reg. DSDZ2103/21-the 'Parent Permission' (on a smaller site of 0.921ha, the difference in site area of 0.078 ha accounting for the new spur to facilitate the ramp from North Wall Avenue) totalling 66,718 sqm (comprising 43,767 sqm above ground and 22,951 sq m below ground)- to now provide in this 'Amendment Scheme' 67,364 sq m (comprising of 49,364 sq m above ground and 18,000 sq m below ground), at City Block 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1, bounded by the residual City Block 9 lands of 0.9917ha and North Wall Avenue to the east. (The development site of 0.999ha includes 0.071ha of lands to facilitate the temporary provision of a pocket park at ground level pending redevelopment of the residual City Block 9 lands.) The overall gross commercial area increases by 646 sq m from that granted by the Parent Permission: an increase of 5,597 sq m at ground and above; and a decrease of 4,951 sq m at basement levels. This application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block 9 as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014. The Parent Permission permits the construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings (including retail (278 sq m (accounting for a reduction of 90 sq m by Condition No. 31 of the Parent Permission)) and exhibition/gallery 188 sq m), identified as four blocks (Blocks 1-4) ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys. The Parent Permission is valid until 2 October 2026. The Amendment Scheme will consist of the construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings (including retail (138 sq m), retail services (145 sq m) and gallery / exhibition space (186 sq m)), identified as three blocks (Blocks 1, 2 and 3) ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys. The development the subject of this Amendment Scheme will consist of the following: 1. Amendment of Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21 to decouple/segregate the permitted scheme into three constituent parts: (a) Block 1, now with two levels of reconfigured basement (including lower ground floor). (b) Block 2 (formerly identified as Blocks 2/3) over three levels of reconfigured basement (including lower ground floor), with access from the permitted vehicular access provided by ramp from Castleforbes Road. (c) Block 3 (formerly Block 4) over two levels of basement (including lower ground floor) to be accessed from a new vehicular access ramp off North Wall Avenue. The decoupling is designed to facilitate the independent development of Block 2 at all levels from basement upwards, independent of the residual Blocks 1 and 3, respectively. 2. Amendment of the permitted Block 1 (9,409 sq m from ground level upwards) over a two-level reconfigured basement (with no external vehicular ramp) (one basement level omitted) and with additional roof level plant (to replace that displaced from basement level). 3. Amendment of the permitted Block 2/3 (now identified as Block 2) (30,350 sq m from ground level upwards) over the permitted, but reconfigured, three-level basement accessed off the permitted access ramp on Castleforbes Road, including amendments to the cores and advised external architectural expression design. 4. Amendment of the permitted Block 4 (now identified as Block 3) (9,605 sq m from ground level upwards) over a two-level reconfigured basement of 3,931 sq.m accessed from a new access point to North Wall Avenue, and an increase in floorspace from 10,670 sq m permitted to 11,149 sq m/ an increase in floorspace from 8,718 sq m permitted to 9,605 sq m above ground. 5. An increase in the provision of car parking spaces from 107 No. to 109 No. (the additional 2 No. increasing the EV car parking spaces from 10 No. to 12 No.) 6. An increase in the provision of bicycle parking from 570 No. to 696 No. (the number of permitted motorbike parking spaces remains constant at 14 No.) 7. Amendment of the permitted pedestrian lanes and associated public realm improvements to include the provision of a sculptural feature to the corner of North Wall Quay and Castleforbes Road. (As in the Parent Permission public realm works inclusive of parking and loading bays external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with Dublin City Council.) 8. Associated amendment of all enabling and site development works, landscaping, lighting services and connections, waste management, interim site hoarding, and all other ancillary works above and below the ground including the use of secant piling permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and DSDZ3780/17 (as amended by DSDZ3042/19 and DSDZ2103/21). The breakdown of accommodation is as follows: 1. Block 1 is 7 storeys in height with a Gross Internal Area (GIA) of 9,409 sq m (excluding 1,302 sq m at lower ground floor level), with: external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core, over two levels of basement accommodation, comprising: lower ground floor level (1,302 sq m), of office and ancillary accommodation; plant rooms (514 sq m); waste storage facilities (100 sq m); employee changing / dying/ locker facilities (164 sq m); a store area (21 sq m); and 156 No. bicycle parking spaces, with vehicular access provided by two bike lifts. 2. Block 2 is 5-9 storeys in height with a combined GIA of 30,350 sq m (3,110 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including a retail services' unit of 145 sq m and a gallery/ exhibition space of 186 sq m, both located at ground floor) (and associated signage), with external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core; over three levels of basement accommodation comprising: lower ground floor level (3,110 sq m) of office and ancillary accommodation; plant/store rooms (1,916 sq m); waste storage facilities (193 sq m); employee changing / drying / locker facilities (328 sq m ); a cycle repair area (11 sq m); a goods' storage area (118 sq m); double loading bay; 75 No. car parking spaces; 12 No. motorcycle parking spaces; and 372 No. bicycle parking spaces, with vehicular access provided by ramp from Castleforbes Road. 3. Block 3 is 5-8 storeys in height with a GIA of 9,605 sq m (excluding 1,544 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including retail unit of 138 sq m located at ground floor), with external accessible terraces with roof-level terrace and extended access core over two levels of basement accommodation comprising: lower ground floor level (1,544 sq m) of office and ancillary accommodation; plant rooms (219 sq m); waste storage facilities (63 sq m); employee changing / drying / locker facilities (144 sq m); single loading bay; 34 No. car parking spaces; 2 No. motorcycle parking spaces; and 168 No. bicycle parking spaces, with vehicular access provided by ramp from North Wall Avenue. / 0.0 km away / 08 May 2023Granted
- DSDZ2103/21Permission for a ten-year permission for development totalling 66,718 sq m above and below ground on a site of 0.921 ha at City Block 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. (The cumulative gross floor area above ground is 43,767 sq m; with three basement levels totalling 22,951 sq m (including 7,119 sq m at lower ground level).) The subject site is principally bounded by: Mayor Street Upper to the north; North Wall Quay to the south; Castleforbes Road to the west; and the residual City Block 9 lands of 1.029 ha to the east. The development site of 0.921 ha includes 0.071 ha of lands to facilitate the temporary provision of a pocket park at ground level pending redevelopment of the residual City Block 9 lands. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block 9 as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014. The development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings (identified as four blocks (Blocks B1-B4)) ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys. The breakdown of accommodation is as follows: Block B1 is 7 storeys in height with a Gross Internal Area (GIA) of 9,409 sq m (excluding 1,681 sq m at lower ground floor level), with external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core; Blocks B2 and B3 are 5-9 storeys in height with a combined GIA of 25,640 sq m (excluding 3,486 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including a retail services unit of 147 sq m and a gallery / exhibition space of 224 sq m, both located at ground floor), with external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core; and Block B4 is 5-8 storeys in height with a GIA of 8,718 sq m (excluding 1,952 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including a retail services unit of 140 sq m located at ground floor), and with external accessible terraces with roof-level terrace and extended access core. 2. Construction of basement accommodation (22,951 sq m), accommodating: lower ground floor level (7,119 sq m) of office and ancillary accommodation; plant rooms (1,599 sq m); waste storage facilities (290 sq m); employee changing / drying / locker facilities (825 sq m); a bike repair area (40 sq m); a goods’ storage area (298 sq m); double loading bay; 107 No. car parking spaces; 14 No. motorcycle parking spaces; and 570 No. bicycle parking spaces, with vehicular access provided by ramp from Castleforbes Road. 3. Development of a new western pedestrian lane from Castleforbes Road linking centrally with a new pedestrian lane through the centre of the overall City Block 9 site to North Wall Quay, with a second lane also linking to North Wall Quay to the east of Block B4. 4. Public realm improvements, to include the provision of a sculptural feature to the corner of North Wall Quay and Castleforbes Road. (Public realm works inclusive of parking and loading bays external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with Dublin City Council.) 5. All enabling and site development works, landscaping, lighting, services and connections, waste management, interim site hoarding, and all other ancillary works above and below ground including the use of secant piling permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and DSDZ3780/17 (as amended by DSDZ3042/19). A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in relation to the proposed development. / 0.0 km away / 19 August 2021Granted
- DSDZ3042/19Permission for development on a site of approximately 1.85 hectares at this site at North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. The site is principally bounded by: Mayor Street Upper to the north; North Wall Quay to the south; North Wall Avenue to the east; and Castleforbes Road to the west. The overall site is located within City Block 9, as identified, in the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme. The development will consist of the: amalgamation of two basements at Level -1 previously permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17, respectively (resulting in an overall floor area of c. 17,789 sqm) and associated internal alterations to same; and construction of an additional basement level (c. 17,789 sqm) ) (Level -2) below the proposed amalgamated basement level (i.e. Level -1). (The proposed amendments shall result in an increase in total basement depth from c. 3.85m to c. 16.0m). The new basement level (i.e. Level -2) will accommodate plant, servicing areas and circulation cores (lifts and stairs, etc.) all associated with the previously permitted development under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3880/17. The proposed development does not propose any amendments to the buildings previously permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17 from Ground to Upper Floor Levels. The proposed development does not result in any increase in car parking or bicycle parking from that previously permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17 (i.e. 378 no. car parking spaces and 810 no. bicycle parking spaces, in total). The proposed development includes associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, associated retaining features, and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply). / 0.0 km away / 17 January 2020Granted
- WEBDSDZ1931/25Waterside Block 9 Developments Limited intends to apply for permission for development (identified as 'Scheme No. 17') on a site of 0.4834ha at City Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 for amendments to a previously-permitted Scheme (identified as 'Scheme No. 14'). This application relates to Commercial Block No. 2 of a permitted development currently under construction within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block No. 9 (1.96ha), North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. The site is bounded by North Wall Quay to the south, the residual City Block No. 9 lands of 1.4766ha to the north and east, and Castleforbes Road to the west as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014 (as amended). The proposed 'Scheme No. 17' will amend Commercial Block No. 2 of the previously permitted scheme (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24 ('Scheme No. 14'), which itself amends Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 ('Scheme No. 11'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 ('Scheme No. 9'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21 ('Scheme No. 7'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ3042/19 ('Scheme No. 6') and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17 ('Scheme No. 5')). Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24 ('Scheme No. 14') permitted Block No. 2 with a Total Floor Area (TFA) of 42,629 sq m (comprising: 30,400 sq m above Ground Floor Level 00; 3,781 sq m at Lower Ground Floor Level -01; and 8,448 sq m at Basement Levels). The Total Floor Area of the proposed Amendment Scheme ('Scheme No. 17') will not change from the permitted Scheme ('Scheme No. 14'), and the floor areas will remain the same at all levels. The permitted Residential Blocks A, B and C and Commercial Block Nos. 1 and 3 of City Block No. 9 ('Scheme Nos. 12 and 16') are not affected by this Application. The development will consist of amendments to Commercial Block No. 2 as Permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24 Scheme ('Scheme No. 14'), comprising: 1. Extension of permitted goods lift to from Eight Floor Level 08 to Roof Level 09; 2. Relocation of permitted diesel generator fuel transfer room (including change from a single door to a set of double doors to diesel generator fuel transfer room) within Basement Level -03; 3. Addition of lobby to Core 02 to all levels from Lower Ground Floor Level -01 to Sixth Floor Level 06; 4. Change from Accessible WC to Accessible Shower / WC in Core 01 from Lower Ground Floor Level -01 to Eight Floor Level 08; 5. Reconfiguration of Core 01 WC and Cleaner Store layouts on all office levels from Lower Ground Floor to Level 08; 6. Increase in height of Atrium Balustrade from 1.2m to 1.5m on all levels from First Floor Level 01 to Sixth Floor Level 06; 7. Change from internal single door to leaf and half door in the bike lift lobby Core 02 at Ground Floor Level 00; 8. Amendments to external elements of Commercial Block No. 2 (including: addition of marshalling box and extension of cladding to column at Podium / Ground Floor Level 00; omission of double doors to the bike lift lobby in Core 02 at Ground Floor Level 00; replacement of permitted leaf and half set of doors with double doors to the bike lift lobby in Core 02 at Ground Floor Level 00; revised ventilation louvres to the façade above the retail services’ unit in compliance with Building Regulations Part F; replacement of permitted double doors with leaf and half set of doors to retail services’ unit; omission of a single door to at south façade of plant screen at Roof Level 09; 3 No. AOV doors increased in height by 550mm on Level 01 along north façade; raising of parapet along central area of south elevation at Roof Level 09 by 0.20m from 44.825 m OD to 45.025 m OD; addition of monorail to top of glass veil south façade for maintenance access to the façade glazing and veil system; addition of riser overruns to Roof Level 09 within the plant zone; increase in height of lift overruns by 0.10m from 48.75 m OD to 48.85 m OD at Roof Level 09; and reconfiguration of a fire escape egress walkway to the plant area at Roof Level 09 to comply with Fire Certification); 9. Amendments to the landscape design as permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24 ('Scheme No. 14') (including: revised planter structure and landscaping at Ground Floor Level 00; addition of foam inlet valve and grease trap extract valve cabinets to planter along new east west street at podium / Ground Floor Level 00; removal of lighting poles along east façade at Podium / Ground Floor Level 00; relocation of lighting poles along north façade at Podium / Ground Floor Level 00; addition of lighting to external columns along east facade at Podium / Ground Floor Level 00; revised landscaping finishes at top of vehicular ramp and finished levels and falls to the paving along Castleforbes Road; relocation of mini pillars from North Wall Quay to Castleforbes Road; relocation of access pedestals and cane guards at Podium / Ground Floor Level 00 along Castleforbes Road and revised landscape treatment on accessible terraces at Levels 05, 06, 07 and 09); and 10. All ancillary works above and below ground. The proposed Scheme No. 17 will also comprise partial change of materials: to the external soffit at the south and south east of Ground Floor Level 00; addition of aluminium cladding to the district heating pipes in the lightwell at Lower Ground Floor Level -01; addition of stainless steel mesh behind the trellis at vehicular ramp along the north façade; addition of non-vision glazing to side door panels and addition of new internal walls at Ground Floor Level 00 along west facade at fire escape doors to comply with Fire Certification; and a change to glazed panels on the façade from vision glass to anodic bronze panels at Level 07 only. The proposed Scheme No. 17 will also comprise minor alterations to the veil structure at the south façade due to design development. / 0.0 km away / 19 June 2025Granted
- DSDZ3552/24For development on a site of 0.4834ha to amend Block No. 2 of a previously permitted scheme (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23, which itself amends Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22, Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21, Reg. Ref. DSDZ3402/19 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17). (Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 was on the same site of 0.4834ha and Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 was on a larger site of 1.0432 hectares. The difference in site area of 0.5598ha is due to the permitted decoupling of Block No. 2 from Block Nos. 1 and 3.) Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 (as amended by Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23) amends the earlier Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21 (which permitted commercial blocks (Block Nos. 1, 2/3 and 4) to permit the construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings totalling 68,031 sq m (including Retail Services (152 sq m) and gallery / exhibition (188 sq m), identified as Block Nos. 1-3, ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys. Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 permits the development of Block No. 2 independently of Block Nos. 1 and 3 from which it is decoupled. DCC subsequentially granted two mutually- exclusive amendment permissions (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4208/23 and Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23) in respect of Block No. 2. The commercial permissions are valid until 21 June 2028 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22), and 9 December 2028 (for that element of the site covered by Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23), respectively. This application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block No. 9 (1.96ha), North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1, bounded by North Wall Quay to the south, the residual City Block No. 9 lands of 1.4766ha to the north and east, and Castleforbes Road to the west as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014 (as amended). (Permitted Block No. 1 and Block No. 3 are not affected by this Application). Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 permitted Block No. 2 with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 42,750 sq m (comprising: 30,467 sq m above Ground Floor Level 00: 3,777 sq m at Lower Ground Floor Level - 01; and 8,506 sq m at Basement Levels). The Gross Floor Area of the proposed Amendment Scheme will decrease by 121 sq m to 42,629 sq m from that granted by Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/22, following: a decrease of 67 sq m at Ground Floor Level 00 and above (from 30,467 sq m to 30,400 sq m); an increase of 4 sq m at Lower Ground Floor Level -01 (from 3,777 sq m to 3,781 sq m); and a decrease of 58 sq m at Basement Levels (from 8,506 sq m to 8,448 sq m) (in part due to amendment of the basement walls). The Development will consist of amendments to the Permitted Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 Scheme: 1. Revised location of electrical distribution board room and plant room, including reconfiguration of car parking spaces at Basement Level -03; 2. Addition of a structural column along GL A between GL 6/7 at Basement Level -03 and Basement Level -02; 3. Addition of fire lobbies to Core 02 at Basement Level 02 and Basement Level 03, as per Condition 2 of the Fire Safety Certificate: 4. Addition of a lobby to the escape entrance including additional double doors to facilitate goods in/out and resizing of existing lobby to escape corridor at Ground Floor Level 00; 5. Reconfiguration of the attenuation tank (previously mis-labelled void on Drawing No. Z1009, Rev. D in Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 at Lower Ground Floor -01) not resulting in any changes to its volume; 6. Change from a single door to a set of double doors to Office Storage at Lower Ground Floor Level -01: 7. Provision of access from the Waste Lift onto Lower Ground Floor Level 01; 8. Addition of ventilation louvres to north façade and east façade above the doors of Retail Services at Ground Floor Level 00 to reflect compliance with Building Regulations Part F, for ventilation of office buildings; 9. Addition of an atrium void to Ground Floor Level 00; 10. Addition of a set of double doors to the Bike Lift Lobby in Core 02 at Ground Floor Level 00 along Castleforbes Road; 11. Relocation of Office Maintenance Store door at Ground Floor Level 00; 12. Decrease in the size of the revolving doors to the main entrance at Ground Floor Level 00 on North Wall Quay, from 2.85m to 2.3m diameter each; 13. Reduction of the Ground Floor Level 00 Retail Services floorspace by 22 sq m GIA from 152 sq m to 130 sq m, with the 22 sq m subsumed into the permitted office floor space; 14. Reconfiguration of the façade at the Office Maintenance Store at Ground Floor Level 00 comprising an update from opaque to vision glass; 15. Reduction of the atrium size by 16 sq m from 26 sq m to 10 sq m at main entrance and addition of full height fire-rated glazing from Ground Floor Level 00 to First Floor Level 01; 16. Relocation of the structural column at Fifth Floor Level 05, between GL D-E/1-2; 17. Relocation of the external doors on the Fifth Floor Level 05 North Terrace and Seventh Floor Level 07 North and South Terrace; 18. Extension to roof plant screens at Roof Level 07 and Roof Level 09 and reconfiguration of all associated landscaping; and 19. All other ancillary works. / 0.0 km away / 12 June 2024Granted
- DSDZ4408/23PERMISSION: Site of 0.4834ha to amend Block No. 2 of a previously permitted scheme (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22, which itself amends Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21, Reg. Ref. DSDZ3409/19 and Reg. Ref DSDZ3780/17). Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 permits the construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings totalling 67,903 sq m (including retail services (152 sq m) and gallery exhibition (188 sq m)), identified as Block Nos. 1-3, ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys, and is valid until 21 June 2028. (Permission (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22) was on a larger site of 1.0432 hectares. (The difference in site area of 0.5598ha is due to the permitted decoupling of Block No. 2 from Block Nos. 1 and 3.)) This application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block No. 9 (1.96ha), North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. bounded by North Wall Quay to the south, the residual City Block No. 9 lands of 1.4766ha to the north and east, and Castleforbes Road to the west as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014. (Permitted Block No. 1 and Block No. 3 are not affected.) The Permitted Block No. 2 has a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 42,632 sq m (comprising: 30,470 sq m above ground; 3,659 sq m at lower ground floor, and 8,503 sq m at basement levels). The Gross Floor Area of the proposed Amendment Scheme increases by 118 sq m to 42,750 sq m from that granted by Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22, following: a decrease of 3 sq m at ground and above; an increase of 118 sq m at lower ground floor level; and an increase of 3 sq m at basement levels. The Amendment Scheme will consist of the following: 1. Relocation and resizing of the Gallery / Exhibition entrance door along the southern façade (for fire compliance purposes); 2. Relocation of structural columns from the interior to the exterior of the structure along the southern and eastern facades to be clad in anodic bronze aluminium to match fins on remainder of the facades; 3. Structural columns amended from internal vertical to internal inclined on the western façade at Level 01 and at the south west of Block No. 2 at Level 02; 4. Provision of glass balustrades edge protection to the perimeter of the Ground Floor Level roof lights on the eastern elevation; 5. Alterations to the northern façade comprising the reconfiguration of the ESB Substation façade as per ESB compliance requirements: 6. Increase in height in Level 07 atrium rooflight on the southern elevation by 320mm at the highest point and 500mm at the lowest point; 7. Relocation of six car parking spaces from Basement Level 03 to Basement Level 02 (Condition No. 16(b) of Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 required the removal of 2 No. car parking spaces from the permitted 3-Block Scheme (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22), separately a Compliance Submission to DCC illustrates that that amendment occurs in Block No. 3 external to this Application); 8. Relocation of 12 No. motorbike parking spaces from Basement Level 02 to Basement Level 03; 9. Part of the internal higher level of permitted Ground Floor Level and all associated landscape and access levels lowered by 450mm from 4.55m OD to 4.1m OD; Office storage room added with internal ramp access (included as part of the NIA); 10. Alterations to the Ground Floor Level façade along the northern, eastern and southern elevations to reflect the levels change of 450mm from 4.55m OD to 4.1m OD; 11. 2 No. single doors at Lower Ground Floor Level added from office storage room to access corridor for maintenance and for fire escape compliance; 12. Relocation of the secondary entrance door at Ground Floor Level along the northern façade to facilitate the change in ground levels; 13. Material update to Lift Core Overruns at low level only behind the Plant Screens at Roof Level 09; 14. Relocation of internal vertical columns along GL A9, from Level 01 to Level 05, to align with internal Ground Floor Level column; and 15. Increase in atrium rooflight size by 1.5m wide to house internal gantry for access and maintenance purposes to the rooflight at Level 07. (Items 1-7 are also the subject of another Amendment Application (Reg. Ref DSDZ4208/23) submitted to DCC on Monday, 24 July 2023.) (For information purposes, in compliance with Condition No 16(c) of Permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 (relating to the three blocks), some 41 No. bicycle parking spaces have been added to the 372 No. previously proposed in Block No. 2- now for a new total of 413 No. bicycle parking spaces. / 0.0 km away / 26 October 2023Granted
- DSDZ4146/24Permission for development to construct a two-phase mixed-use residential and commercial scheme, which will consist of: the construction of a residential scheme arranged in 3 No. blocks (identified as Blocks A, B and C) ranging in height from 6 No. to 25 No. storeys over a double-level basement (with ancillary facilities); and an amendment to a previously-permitted 8-storey commercial block (that formed one of the three commercial blocks in permission Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22) identified as Block No. 3 over three levels of basement on a site of 1.24ha forming part of a larger site identified as City Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. The subject site is primarily bounded by: Mayor Street Upper to the north; North Wall Quay to the south; North Wall Avenue to the east; and the residual City Block No. 9 lands of 0.69ha to the west. The Application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area (North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ). For the purposes of identification, the Applicant references this proposal as Scheme No. 16. The earlier commercial permission (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22), which this proposal seeks to amend in part, is referenced as Scheme No. 9. That commercial permission also included two other commercial blocks (Block Nos. 1 and 2), which are not affected by this proposal. (Block 2 is currently under construction.) (Scheme No. 9 amended earlier permissions: Scheme No. 7 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21); Scheme No. 6 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3042/19); Scheme No. 5 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17); and Scheme No. 4 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17). Subsequentially, Scheme No. 9 was partially amended in relation to commercial Block No. 2 (only) by two mutually-exclusive Permissions: Scheme No. 10 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4208/23); and Scheme No. 11 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23). Scheme No. 11 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23) was subsequentially amended by Scheme No. 14 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24).) A previous permission (Scheme No. 7 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21)) permitted the construction of a three-level basement structure beneath commercial Block Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Scheme No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22) permitted a three-level basement beneath commercial Block No. 2 while amending the basement structures beneath Block Nos. 1 and 3, from a single shared three-level basement with Block No. 2 to two separate two-level basements – abutting the three-level basement of Block No. 2. 1) The development will consist of the construction of new build and amendments to earlier permissions (as appropriate, with amendment of Scheme No. 6 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3042/19) at basement levels; the permitted Commercial Block No. 3 at all levels; the permitted vehicular ramp from North Wall Avenue; and the permitted Commercial Block No. 3 from Scheme No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22)) comprising: construction of 550 No. residential units in 3 No. blocks (identified as Blocks A, B and C) (with the provision of private amenity space on all elevations, balconies provided across all blocks, and with winter gardens on the Block C tower), comprising: Block A (6 No. to 8 No. storeys (including roof level terraces and extended access core) with 89 No. units (an apartment mix of: 15 No. studio apartments; 29 No. 1-bed; and 45 No. 2-bed units) with residential amenity at Ground Floor Level 00; and landscaped terraces at Roof Level 06 and Roof Level 08); Block B (6 No. to 12 No. storeys (including roof level terraces and extended access core) with 235 No. units (an apartment mix of: 75 No. studio apartments; 45 No. 1-bed; and 115 No. 2-bed units) with bike co-operative at Ground Floor Level 00; lounge/dining space and gym reception at Ground Floor Level 00; 1 No. padel ball court at Roof Level 06; and landscaped terraces at Roof Levels 06, 07 and 08); and Block C (7 No. (plus 1 storey setback) to 25 No. storeys (including roof level terraces and extended access core) with 226 No. units (an apartment mix of: 35 No. studio apartments; 64 No. 1-bed; and 127 No. 2-bed units), with: concierge/ lounge at Ground Floor Level 00; co-work space at Ground Floor Level 00; library at Ground Floor Level 00; residential amenity landscaped terrace at Roof Level 08; shared kitchen/dining at Twenty Third Floor Level 23; publicly-accessible licensed bar/restaurant (301 sq m) and associated accessible terrace at Twenty Fourth Floor Level 24; and publicly-accessible landscaped terrace at Roof Level 25). 2) Construction of a double-level basement (16,628 sq m) (Basement Level -01 (8,335 sq m) and Basement Level -02 (8,293 sq m)) beneath Residential Blocks A, B and C accommodating: 805 No. bicycle parking spaces (including 33 No. oversized bicycle parking spaces and 4 No. Staff bicycle parking spaces); 208 No. car parking spaces (including 10 No. accessible car parking spaces and 104 No. EV charging car parking spaces of which 8 No. spaces are designated as car-sharing spaces) accessed by the shared vehicular ramp from North Wall Avenue; 2 No. padel ball courts (418 sq m) at Basement Level -02; gym (851sq m) at Basement Level -01 accessed from gym reception (57 sq m) at Ground Floor Level 00 of Block B; amenity cinema (116 sq m) at Basement Level -01; games’ room (129 sq m) at Basement Level -01 accessed from games’ room reception (111 sq m) at Ground Floor Level 00 of Block B; bin storage, waste and compactor (209 sq m); delivery depot (34 sq m); and gas meter room (36 sq m). 3) Amendment to the permitted Commercial Block No. 3 (permitted under Scheme No. 9) comprising: construction of an additional Basement Level -03 to accommodate the relocation of the previously-permitted 32 No. car parking spaces (including 4 No. EV spaces and 2 No. accessible spaces) and 2 No. motorbike parking spaces from permitted Basement Level -02 to proposed Basement Level -03, and the relocation of waste storage, plant and ancillary elements from permitted Basement Level -02 to proposed Basement Level -03 (as noted above, Scheme No. 7 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21) had permitted a third level of Basement under Block No.3, but it was omitted by Scheme No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22)); addition of an attenuation tank below proposed Basement Level -03; amendments to the vehicular ramp from North Wall Avenue permitted under Scheme No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22) so that the ramp will access Basement Level -01 and Basement Level -02 of the proposed residential element of the proposed Scheme (outlined above) and the proposed Basement Level -03 of Commercial Block No. 3, and the relocation of the vehicular ramp by 1.5 m to the north at Ground Floor Level 00; increase in the provision of bicycle parking by 50 No. spaces from the 168 No. permitted to 218 No. at proposed Basement Level -02; change of use from part of permitted basement level car park to commercial office floor space (489 sq m) (lit by lightwell from Ground Level 00 down to Basement Level -02) at proposed Basement Level -02; extension of Basement Level -02 through to Fifth Floor Level 05 to the east; relocation of internal vertical columns to align with revised building configuration from Basement Level -02 to Eight Floor Level 08; increase of commercial office floor space by 201 sq m from the 1,455 sq m permitted to 1,656 sq m at proposed Lower Ground Floor -01; alteration of the internal Ground Floor Level 00 from 4.5m OD to 4.2m OD for office floor (including cores) to 4.1m OD for retail space and 4.25m OD for the ESB Substation to align with Block No. 2 as permitted by Scheme No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22) as amended by Scheme No. 11 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23) as amended by Scheme No. 14 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24), which is currently under construction; lowering of external levels at Ground Floor Level 00 by 0.3m from 4.5m OD to 4.2m OD; alterations to and reconfiguration of Core 01 including relocation to the eastern façade; extension of Ground Floor Level 00 to the west; alterations to external doors, lightwells and vents along the new eastern and western laneway and North Wall Quay, including addition of lightwells at Ground Floor Level 00 at the north-east, south and west facades, inter alia to provide improved daylight to lower levels; relocation of ESB substation and switchrooms at Ground Floor Level 00 northward along the new western laneway with alterations to the ESB substation façade, as per ESB compliance requirements, replacing permitted bike lifts and associated lobby; relocation of bike lifts and associated lobby southwards along the new western laneway, replacing the permitted ESB substation and switchooms; addition of decorative screen to the ESB substation and bike lift associated lobby at Ground Floor Level 00; addition of 4 No. visitor bicycle parking spaces from 8 No. to 12 No. (including 2 No. cargo bicycle parking spaces) externally at Ground Floor Level 00; increase in the entrance height at Ground Floor Level 00 along the southern elevation by 4.2m resulting in a reduction in the Second Floor Level 02 office space by 79 sq m; increase in floor-to-floor levels from 4.2m to 4.575m at Fourth Floor Level 04 and Fifth Floor Level 05, respectively, to allow for the provision of amenity terraces; extension of Fifth Floor Level 05 to the north; increase in height of parapets by 0.3m from the permitted 1.5m to 1.8m from finished floor level at Fifth Floor Level 05 and Sixth Floor Level 06, respectively (for improved wind protection on the terraces); extension of Fifth Floor Level 05 through to Eight Floor Level 08 to the east; extension of Sixth Floor Level 06 to the east to align to floors below; omission of Sixth Floor Level 06 southern amenity terrace including the extension of the Sixth Floor Level 06 office floor to the south; extension of Seventh Floor Level 07 and Eight Floor Level 08 to the south; provision of an additional setback storey of 4.575m at Ninth Floor Level 09, setback from the southern façade facing the River Liffey, resulting in an overall increase in height from the permitted 43.625m OD to 48.975m OD; alterations to plant, plant screens / 0.0 km away / 21 February 2025Granted
- WEBDSDZ1646/26Waterside 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 1. 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: 1. 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). 2. 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. 3. 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). 4. Provision of an external landscaped area at lower ground level to the east of the building. 5. 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). 6. 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. 3) 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. / 0.1 km away / 12 June 2026Granted