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Dublin City Council · WEB2853/25

3 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 WC65

Approved in Jan 2026. Building started in 2026.

  1. 8 Aug 2025Received
  2. 5 Dec 2025Approved
  3. 14 Jan 2026Final approval
  4. 20 Oct 2026Building started
Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved · 5 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
1,534 m²

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What’s proposed

The development will consist of: The alteration and re-use of the existing former warehouse building at no 3 Grand Canal Quay to create a new digital library for Trinity College Dublin. Alteration of the existing building east gable to create a new entrance façade including glass windows and screens and backlit glazing elements, refurbishment and repair of the existing south elevation including upgrade or replacement of windows, alteration of west end of building and adjacent store workshop to create a new fire exit and service entrance. Existing roof to be retained but modified to provide additional roof top plant space, ventilation outlets and photovoltaic panels and upgrade of roof glazing and roof safety access systems. External paved areas to the front of the building on Grand Canal quay to be altered as part of the new entrance and interface with the paving to adjacent buildings. Internal floor and column structures to be removed and replaced with new structure to create 3 floors of open plan research and digital library space within the existing external envelope at basement, ground and mezzanine levels arranged around an internal void space or atrium

Planning details

Reference
WEB2853/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
8 Aug 2025
Decision due
5 Dec 2025 · decided 5 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 5 Dec 2025
Site area
1,534 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 20 Oct 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0015010DC

Zoning

Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Grand Canal
  • NIAH-recorded building · 10
    St. Andrew's Resource Centre; bridge

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary

WEB2853/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of: The alteration and re-use of the existing former, received on 8 Aug 2025; permission was granted on 5 Dec 2025.