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Dublin City Council · WEB5521/25

13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building) , Dublin 8

  1. 28 Oct 2025Received
  2. 17 Dec 2025Grant permission
  3. 21 Jan 2026Appealed
  4. 13 May 2026Final grant
  5. 15 May 2026Appeal: Granted
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Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Grant permission · 17 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
788 m²
Appeal
ACP 500670 · Granted

What’s proposed

Merchants Quay Ireland (Homeless & Drugs Services) intend to apply for permission for development at 13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building), Dublin 8, D08 KT61. Permission is sought for the permanent change of use of previously vacant basement to a Medically Supervised Injecting Facility together with its associated access, operational management, and ancillary support services as previously granted on a temporary basis under Reg. Ref. 4121/18 / ABP-312618-22 at the basement level at 13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building), Dublin 8. No alterations or further works are proposed as part of this application

WEB5521/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for merchants Quay Ireland (Homeless & Drugs Services) intend to apply for permission for, received on 28 Oct 2025; permission was granted on 17 Dec 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB5521/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
28 Oct 2025
Observations close
2 Dec 2025 (closed 286 days ago)
Decision due
22 Dec 2025 · decided 17 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 17 Dec 2025
Proposed development
Merchants Quay Ireland (Homeless & Drugs Services) intend to apply for permission for development at 13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building), Dublin 8, D08 KT61. Permission is sought for the permanent change of use of previously vacant basement to a Medically Supervised Injecting Facility together with its associated access, operational management, and ancillary support services as previously granted on a temporary basis under Reg. Ref. 4121/18 / ABP-312618-22 at the basement level at 13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building), Dublin 8. No alterations or further works are proposed as part of this application
As published by the register.
Site area
788 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

ACP 500670 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted 15 May 2026
received by the Commission 21 Jan 2026 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M2 — Major town centre

    Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 71
      quay/wharf; quay/wharf; Heathers Shoes
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 162
      Historic town; Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town)

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 85262). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.

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