13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building) , Dublin 8
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
WEB5521/25 is a planning application for permission at 13/14 Merchants Quay (Riverbank Building) , Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 28 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 17 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 2 Dec 2025. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 500670 on 15 May 2026 (grant). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 152 other decided applications in the last five years and 32 appeals.
Proposal
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.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 17 Dec 2025
- Final grant
- 13 May 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 788 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 28 Oct 2025New applicationObservation window closed 2 Dec 2025
- 17 Dec 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 23 Jan 2026
- 22 Jan 2026Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 162
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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