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Site planning risk brief

a c. 0.0672 ha site at Retail Units A & B, Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

12% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 12,791 decisions within 5 km, 11 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1853 structured appeals.

Matched source
DSDZ3170/23
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

11 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

11 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for Dublin City Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

1853 structured nearby appeal records.

1,853 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Dublin City Council development plan.

1 matched
12,791Nearby applications
11Site-linked candidates
12%Nearby refused
1,853Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity3
Design1
Procedure Invalid1
Traffic Sightlines1
Visual Amenity1

Nearest planning decisions

DSDZ3170/23

PERMISSION: The development will consist of the following: i) permission for the replacement and relocation of 2 no. existing signs on the southern and western elevations, from internal (behind glazing) signage to externally fixed signs on the existing fascia comprising of illuminated individual letters (1.59sq.m each); ii) permission for 1 no. new external sign on the southern elevation comprising of illuminated individual letters (1.59sq.m); iii) permission for a projection sign on the southern elevation (0.52sq.m); iv) permission for the relocation of the existing information sign on the southern elevation from internal face of glazing to external face of glazing (1.13sq.m) and; v) all ancillary site services and site development works. The application relates to a proposed development within a SDZ Planning Scheme Area.

Granted0.0 km30 March 2023
DSDZ3123/21

Permission for development at a c.0.0672 ha site, at Retail Units A & B, Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the following: (i) The amalgamation of retail units A and B to provide a single retail unit with a total gross floor area of c. 629 sqm; (ii) the provision of ancillary off-licence areas of 29 sqm; (iii) the provision of associated internal (behind glazing) signage to the southern and western elevations comprising individually mounted internally illuminated letters; information signage; and an over door sign at the customer entrance on the southern elevation; (iv) minor works including a new glazed door, fixed screen and louvres to the western elevation; louvres to the southern elevation; frosted vinyl coverings and manifestations to glazing on the northern, southern and western elevations; and an internal roller shutter at the customer entrance; (v) associated plant area to be provided at basement level; and (vi) all ancillary site services and site development works. The application relates to a proposed development within a SDZ Planning Scheme Area.

Granted0.0 km02 September 2021
DSDZ2140/20

Planning permission sought for provision of off-licence (8sqm), subsidiary to the main retail use. The application relates to a proposed development within an SDZ Planning Scheme Area.

Granted0.0 km16 March 2020
WEBDSDZ1019/24

The proposed development will consist of the installation of externally illuminated signage to the National College of Ireland campus building at Spencer Dock (previously granted planning permission under Reg. Ref. DSDZ5107/22). The development involves the installation of 2 no. externally illuminated signs to the corner of the south and west elevation of Building R at Level 5 and 1 no. externally illuminated sign to the southern elevation directly above the entrance to the building. The total area for the proposed signage is c. 22 sq. m. No other external alterations are proposed to the building under this planning application. This application relates to a proposed development within the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme Area.

Granted0.0 km04 March 2024
DSDZ5107/22

Planning permission for development at this site (0.1244 ha) Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the change of use of part of the building from office use to education use (GFA: 7,446sq.m) described on a level by level basis as follows: Ground Floor: Reception and associated facilities including toilets, welfare room, first aid room, showers / lockers, First Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, interview rooms, meeting room, training room, print area, tea station and ancillary accommodation, Second Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, meeting rooms, print area, tea station and ancillary accommodation, Third Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, meeting rooms, print area, tea station, and ancillary accommodation, Fourth Floor: Library, ancillary offices, meeting rooms and study spaces, Fifth Floor: Library, ancillary offices, study spaces, tea station, print room and ancillary accommodation, Sixth Floor: Canteen with associated kitchen area, and meeting rooms. The building will be served by existing access, stair and lift cores and circulation space. The ground floor retail unit occupied by Tesco will remain unchanged by this permission. Car parking (18no. spaces) and cycle parking (188no. spaces) to serve the development are located within the existing basement car park. No external alterations to the building are proposed under this planning application. Planning permission is also sought for all ancillary site services and site development works. The application relates to a proposed development within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme Area.

Granted0.0 km13 December 2022
DSDZ4605/19

The application relates to a development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area. The proposed development comprises of: Change of use to cafe/restaurant (70m2); Relocation of existing entrance door on the western elevation and provision of new entrance door to the southern elevation. Provision of new curtain walling system facade to the south and west elevations. Provision of fascia signage area to match new curtain walling system to the western elevation and the provision of window openings to the southern elevation and all other ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development.

Granted0.1 km05 February 2020

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