Dublin City Council · DSDZ3812/20
City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
This is City Block 2 — 329 homes. Read the scheme page →
- 25 Nov 2020Received
- 28 Jan 2021Grant permission
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Grant permission · 28 Jan 2021
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 1.26 ha
What’s proposed
Planning permission for amendments to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. DSDZ2896/18 and as amended by DSDZ4279/18, DSDZ4111/19 and DSDZ2590/20 at a site of 1.26 hectares located at City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1. The site is bound by Sheriff Street Upper to the north, Mayor Street Upper to the south, New Wapping Street to the east and a development site to the west (also part of Block 2). The subject site also includes the existing operational North Lotts Pumping Station and its associated infrastructure. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ. The proposed amendments comprise of: • Internal reconfiguration of Block 1 and Block 2 to provide for 3 no. additional units to the permitted residential development increasing the number of units from 326 no. to 329 no. units, 165 no. one beds and 164 no. two bed units; • Internal reconfiguration of 1 no. unit at 6th floor level of Block 1; • Internal reconfiguration of communal space at 6th floor level of Block 1; • Modifications to façade treatment to include balconies and minor modifications to materials and finishes; • Revised landscaping to the public realm and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development
DSDZ3812/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for planning permission for amendments to previously permitted development Reg. Ref., received on 25 Nov 2020; permission was granted on 28 Jan 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- DSDZ3812/20
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 25 Nov 2020
- Observations close
- 8 Jan 2021 (closed 2080 days ago)
- Decision due
- 28 Jan 2021 · decided 28 Jan 2021
- Decision
- Grant permission on 28 Jan 2021
- Proposed development
- Planning permission for amendments to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. DSDZ2896/18 and as amended by DSDZ4279/18, DSDZ4111/19 and DSDZ2590/20 at a site of 1.26 hectares located at City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1. The site is bound by Sheriff Street Upper to the north, Mayor Street Upper to the south, New Wapping Street to the east and a development site to the west (also part of Block 2). The subject site also includes the existing operational North Lotts Pumping Station and its associated infrastructure. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ. The proposed amendments comprise of: • Internal reconfiguration of Block 1 and Block 2 to provide for 3 no. additional units to the permitted residential development increasing the number of units from 326 no. to 329 no. units, 165 no. one beds and 164 no. two bed units; • Internal reconfiguration of 1 no. unit at 6th floor level of Block 1; • Internal reconfiguration of communal space at 6th floor level of Block 1; • Modifications to façade treatment to include balconies and minor modifications to materials and finishes; • Revised landscaping to the public realm and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the developmentAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 1.26 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Nearby 142 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- CommencedBuilding 2, City Block 3, Coopers Cross at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- Grantedc.1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- GrantedUnits 9-11, Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 WY95
- Withdrawnc.1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn44, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 X061
- Open4 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03VK10
- Withdrawn4 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03VK10
- Commenced3, Killane Road, Dublin 3, D03 YY20
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- GrantedCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Granted7 Hawthorn Terrace,, Dublin 3, D03 Y998, D03 Y998
- GrantedBlock E, Quayside Quarter, 76 North Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1
- Grantedc.1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1.
- WithdrawnBlock E, Quayside Quarter, 76 North Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1
- OpenThe proposed 3no. underground cable routes, or sections of cable routes in Dublin City are located in the Ashtown, Glasnevin and North Wall areas as follows:, The proposed Coolmine cable route section connecting the permitted Ashtown 38 kV substation (AC
- Appealed22, 23 and part of 21 Church Street East, at corner of Abercorn Road and Church Street East, Dublin 3
- CommencedSite known as The Carriageworks, which forms part of the former Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1
- GrantedLands at the corner of North Wall Quay and Spencer Place, Spencer Dock, City Block Block No. 7, Dublin 1
- GrantedCastleforbes Square To south (front) of Block D, Castleforbes Square, and partly to south of Block C, Castleforbes Square, Castleforbes Square (between Castleforbes Road and North Wall Avenue), Dublin 1
- Withdrawn22, 23 and part of 21 Church Street East at corner of Abercorn Road and Church Street East, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn44, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 X061
- CommencedUnit 40 Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 PP49
- Withdrawn23 Church Street East, Dublin 3
- WithdrawnUnit 40 Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 PP49
- Withdrawn23 Church Street East, Dublin 3
- Granted11, Caledon Court, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn11, Caledon Court, Dublin 3, D03 KV40
- Granted23 Saint Mary's Road North, Dublin 3, D03 YY26
- GrantedSite at Junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 W2Y3
- WithdrawnSite at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- CommencedNorth Dock Two, 93/94 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnNorth Dock Two, 93/94, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Refused24A First Avenue, North Wall, Dublin 1, D01 E244
- Commenced63 Russell Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 PX71
- GrantedCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn24a First Avenue, Northwall, Dublin 1, D01 E244
- GrantedMarshall Yards, 1-4 East Road, Dublin 3
- GrantedThe A & L Goodbody, 25North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 H104
- WithdrawnMarshall Yards , 1-4 East Road, Dublin 3
- WithdrawnA. & L. Goodbody Building, 25-28, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 H104
- Commenced59 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Commenced69 Church Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 E025
- CommencedCoopers Cross, Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- Granted65, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 , D03WE00
- Withdrawn35, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 . D03KV81
- Commenced11, Hawthorn Terrace, Dublin 3, D03 W429
- RefusedSouth West Corner of Sheriff Street Upper and Abercorn Road, City Block No. 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnSouth West Corner of Sheriff Street Upper and Abercorn Road, City Block No. 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- Commenced3 Abercorn Road, Dublin 3, D03 W862
- WithdrawnNorth East Lands of City Block No. 2 Urban Block No. 2A Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- Appeal decidedThe existing commercial premises Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, (bounded by Church Road) D03 XY06
- Withdrawnexisting commercial premises located at Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, (bounded by Church Road and B, D03 XY06
- GrantedThe Spencer Hotel, Excise Walk, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnExisting Commercial Premises, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- GrantedSite within City Block No. 9 (c.1.95ha), North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Refused4, Boolavogue Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XK79
- GrantedCity Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Granted48 Russell Avenue East, East Wall, Dublin 3
- CommencedKilmore House, Park Lane , Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 , D01 XN99
- GrantedPwC Building, One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01X9R7
- CommencedUnits MSU2,7,30,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43 and 45, First and Second Floor,, Point Village District Centre, East Wall Road and Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn48, Russell Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3
- GrantedThe Freight Building, Lands which form part of the former Castleforbes Business Park , Sheriff Street Upper , Dublin 1
- CommencedSite which forms park of the former Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn48, Russell Avenue, Dublin 3
- GrantedCity 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 1.4766, ha to the north and east, and Castleforbes Road to the west as identified in the North Lot
- Granted25-28 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 H104
- GrantedOn the public footpath at Guild Street, corner of Seville Place, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnOn the public footpath at Guild Street, corner of Seville Place, Dublin 1
- CommencedCoopers Cross City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- Commenced69, Russell Avenue East, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XY97
- GrantedBuilding R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnBuilding R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Granted8, New Wapping Street, Dublin 1
- Commenced15, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3
- Granted78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, D02 HD32
- Withdrawn15, Russell Avenue East, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn8 New Wapping Street Dublin 1, D01 F8W8
- Commenced15, Caledon Road, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn15, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 TP92
- Commenced1, Boolavogue Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 HK54
- GrantedRear of Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper & Castleforbes Road, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- GrantedA c. 1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnSite (c. 0.017 Ha) at Rear of Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper & Castleforbes Road, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- Granted'Coopers Cross', City Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff St Upr, New Wapping St and Mayor St Upper,North Lotts, Dublin 1. The site is otherwise generally bounded by Nos. 7 - 10 Mayor St Upr to the south, Nos. 1- 14 New Wapping St to the west
- GrantedCity Block No. 9 (1.96ha), North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1.
- Granted(c. 1.08 Ha) at Coopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1.
- CommencedCity Block 9, North Wall Quay, and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced'Coopers Cross' City Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1. The site is otherwise generally bounded by Nos.7-10 Mayor Street Upper, to the south, Nos. 1-14 New Wapping Street t
- Appeal decided17-23 Church Street East, Dublin 3, D03A296 & D03A3X2 with frontage to Abercorn Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Commenced3, Irvine Court, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 P6P8
- Commenced(c. 1.08 Ha) at Coopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts,, Dublin 1.
- Withdrawn3, Irvine Court, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 P6P8
- Other3, Hawthorn Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 WK31
- Commenced78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
- Withdrawn78, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnCoopers Cross, City Block 3 & Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- CommencedCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- GrantedA c. 1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1.
- Granteda c. 0.0672 ha site at Retail Units A & B, Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- CommencedUnit 2, The Liffey, Point Campus, North Wall Avenue, Dublin 1, D01T2NO
- Commenced37, Saint Mary's Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 P627
- WithdrawnUnit 2, The Liffey, Point Campus, North Wall Avenue, Dublin 1
- Commencedformer Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1. The site is bound by Sheriff Street Upper to the south, the former Castleforbes Business Park to the north and east, and East Road to the west
- GrantedCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1, and otherwise generally bounded by Nos. 7-10 Mayor Street Upper to the south, Nos. 1-14 New Wapping, Street to the west, and existing
- GrantedUnit 1 Macken House, 39-40 Upper Mayor Street, Dublin 1.
- GrantedOn the public footpath at the junction of Seville Place, Guild Street And Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
- GrantedCity Block 9, North Wall Quay, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnCity Block 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- CommencedBuilding R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn2, Dublin Landings, North Dock, Dublin 1, D01 V4A3
- GrantedApt. No. 31 & 32, Butlers Court, 77, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, (corner of Benson St and Sir John Rogersons Quay), Dublin 2
- RefusedUnit 3/4, Block D, Butler's Court, 77, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
- WithdrawnApt. No. 32 77, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 D02 KT78
- WithdrawnUnit 3/4, Block D, Bulter's Court,77, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
- GrantedA site of 0.5 hectares, which previously formed part of the Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Granted9, Hawthorn Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn9, Hawthorn Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 HX49
- Commenced1, Church Court, East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03F4W6
- Commenced70, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3 D03 X682
- Commenced8, Abercorn Road, East Wall, Dublin, D03 AH99
- Withdrawn70, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3
- GrantedA c. 1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- GrantedAlexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
- GrantedCoopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- GrantedRear of 68 Seville Place, Dublin & adjacent to 1 First Avenue, Dublin 1
- GrantedPark Lane, Spencer Dock, Dublin1
- WithdrawnRear of 68, Seville Place, Dublin 1 & adjacent to 1 First Avenue, Dublin 1
- GrantedCoopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- GrantedSite at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, City Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
- Appeal decidedExisting commercial premises at Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XY06 (bounded by Church Road and Blythe Avenue)
- GrantedSite generally bounded by North Wall Quay, Castleforbes Road, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnSite generally bounded by North Wall Quay, Castleforbes Road, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- CommencedCentral Quay, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
- WithdrawnCentral Quay, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
- Refused13, Hawthorn Avenue, Eastwall, Dubln 3, D03VY64
- Granted6, Killane Road, East Wall, Dublin 3.
- GrantedUnits 9-11, Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 WY95
- GrantedMacken House, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn13, Hawthorn Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03VY64
- Granted162, Church Road, Eastwall, Dublin 3, D03Y9C4
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Docklands SDZ (ZD02)
R3 — Rural cluster
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): 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.
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 2
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 10
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 1
Provenance
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