Dublin City Council · WEB5913/25
Site known as The Carriageworks, which forms part of the former Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1
Approved in May 2026. Building started in 2026.
Inside the site of Castleforbes Business Park (702 homes).
- 9 Dec 2025Received
- 31 Mar 2026Approved
- 6 May 2026Final approval
- 22 May 2026Building started
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Approved · 31 Mar 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 1,771 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
Amendments to childcare facility and addition of a padel court
The applicant wants to move a planned childcare facility into the ground floor of Block C2. They also propose replacing a previously permitted childcare building with a covered padel court.
- Childcare facility moves from a standalone building to the ground floor of Block C2
- Retail space in Block C2 will be divided into a childcare unit and a café
- Includes a new 10.3m by 20m covered padel court with lighting
- Adds an external play area of 100 sq.m for the childcare facility
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
The site is bound by Sheriff St Upper to the south, the railway yards to the north, the completed Freight Building and Premier Inn to the east, and East Road to the west. The proposed development consists of minor amendments to the permitted and under construction development, as permitted under ABP-308827-20 (DCC Ref: SHD0026/20) and as amended under 3782/24 and WEB2583/25. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted standalone childcare facility, the ground floor of Block C2 and associated landscaping and not relating to any residential units. The proposed amendments include: 1. Relocation of the permitted childcare facility from a standalone 2 storey building, located between Blocks C2 and Block C3 to the ground floor of Block C2. This involves the subdivision of the permitted 1 no. retail/cafe/restaurant unit in Block C2 (c.469 sq.m) into 2 no. units to include a change of use to a childcare facility of c.347.4 sq.m and a retail/café unit of c.117.7 sq.m. An external play area of c.100 sq.m at ground floor is provided to north of Block C2 adjoining the childcare facility. Minor amendments are proposed to the ground floor façade of Block C2 to amend access points and fire doors in line with the proposed subdivision. 2. Replacement of previously permitted standalone childcare facility with 1 no. covered padel court (10.3m x20m) with canopy roof (max height of c.8m, perimeter wall, lighting and amendment of site landscaping in this area to include for internal boundary fences, seating, relocated bike parking and level changes
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB5913/25
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 22 Jan 2026 (closed 282 days ago)
- Decision due
- 31 Mar 2026 · decided 31 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 31 Mar 2026
- Site area
- 1,771 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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- Open6, Hawthorn Terrace, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 C651
- Withdrawn6 Hawthorn Terrace, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 C651
- Withdrawn18 West Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03NV27
- Awaiting decisionCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Awaiting decisionCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Awaiting decisionUnit 8 Portside House, Portside Business Centre, East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 ET62
- WithdrawnCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnUnit 8 Portside House, Portside Business Centre, East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 ET62
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- Awaiting decision125, Saint Mary's Road North, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn125, Saint Mary's Road North, Dublin 3
- Awaiting decisionMACE, Retail 03, Marshall Yards, East Wall, Dublin 3.
- Awaiting decisionUnits 21 and 22 Point Square, East Wall Road, Dublin 1
- Awaiting decisionUnits 38 and 39 Point Square, East Wall Road, Dublin 1
- 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
- Awaiting decision4 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03VK10
- Withdrawn4 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03VK10
- Commenced3, Killane Road, Dublin 3, D03 YY20
- GrantedCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced67 Bargy Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Granted7 Hawthorn Terrace,, Dublin 3, D03 Y998, D03 Y998
- GrantedBlock E, Quayside Quarter, 76 North Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnBlock 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.
- Awaiting decisionThe 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
- Granted5B East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn5B East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Appealed22, 23 and part of 21 Church Street East, at corner of Abercorn Road and Church Street East, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn5B East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- GrantedLands at the corner of North Wall Quay and Spencer Place, Spencer Dock, City Block Block No. 7, Dublin 1
- GrantedAn Post, The Exo Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnAn Post, The Exo Building, North Wall Quay, 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
- Appeal decidedUnit 13 and Unit 14, Docklands Innovation Park, 128–130 East Wall Road, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn23 Church Street East, Dublin 3
- 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
- Appeal decided117B Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 which also backs onto the adjacent Shelmalier Road, Dublin 3
- CommencedNorth Dock Two, 93/94 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnNorth Dock Two, 93/94, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Commenced63 Russell Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 PX71
- GrantedCity Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- GrantedMarshall Yards, 1-4 East Road, Dublin 3
- WithdrawnMarshall Yards , 1-4 East Road, Dublin 3
- Commenced59 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Commenced69 Church Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 E025
- GrantedWestern side of the East Wall Road, North of the junction with Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin Port, Dublin 3
- CommencedCoopers Cross, Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn117B Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Granted65, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 , D03WE00
- Withdrawn35, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 . D03KV81
- WithdrawnFeel Fit Gym, 117b Church Road,, East Wall Dublin 3, which also backs onto the adj Shelmalier Road.
- WithdrawnWestern side of the East Wall Road, North of the junction with Sheriff Street Upper,, Dublin Port, Dublin 3
- 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
- Granted62, Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- 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
- GrantedSite within City Block No. 9 (c.1.95ha), North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnExisting Commercial Premises, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Refused4, Boolavogue Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XK79
- Granted202 East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- GrantedCity Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- CommencedPort Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1 D01H4C6
- 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
- Granted104, Church Road, Dublin 3 , D03 E890
- Withdrawn104, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 , D03E890
- CommencedSite which forms park of the former Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn48, Russell Avenue, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn104 Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03E890
- WithdrawnOn the public footpath outside the Telus Building on East Wall Road, near the junction with Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
- 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
- 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
- WithdrawnOn the public footpath outside the Telus Building on East Wall Road, near the junction with Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
- GrantedBuilding R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnBuilding R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Granted8, New Wapping Street, Dublin 1
- GrantedPoint Village District Centre and Point Square, East Wall Road, and Sherriff Street Upper, Dublin 1.
- Commenced15, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn15, Russell Avenue East, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Granted19, Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 HD78
- Withdrawn19, Shelmalier Road, 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
- CommencedDunnes Stores, The Anchor Unit 1 of the Point Village Shopping Centre, 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
- 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.
- Withdrawn3, Irvine Court, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 P6P8
- Other3, Hawthorn Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 WK31
- CommencedCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street Upper, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, 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
- 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.
- 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
- Granted123, The Seabank House, East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Withdrawn3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn2, Dublin Landings, North Dock, Dublin 1, D01 V4A3
- Granted1, Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 A067
- Withdrawn1, Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 D03 AO67
- CommencedDunnes Stores, The Point Square Shopping Centre, East Wall Road, Dublin 1
- OtherThe Exo Building, North Wall Quay , (D01 W5Y2) and at the junction of North Wall Quay and East Wall Road , Dublin 1
- 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
- GrantedTolka Quay Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1
- Commenced1, Church Court, East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03F4W6
- CommencedKarlton Barbers, Unit 1, Block 2 Island Key, Off East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- Commenced70, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3 D03 X682
- Commenced8, Abercorn Road, East Wall, Dublin, D03 AH99
- Withdrawn70, Russell Avenue East, Dublin 3
- Granted131 East Wall Road, 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
- Commenced108, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XW24
- 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
- GrantedPark Lane, Spencer Dock, Dublin1
- GrantedThe Seabank House, on the corner of East Road and East Wall Road, Dublin 3
- CommencedCoopers Cross, City Block 3 at Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1
- CommencedSite 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)
- Commenced8, Forth Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- GrantedSite generally bounded by North Wall Quay, Castleforbes Road, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced25, Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- WithdrawnSite generally bounded by North Wall Quay, Castleforbes Road, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced125, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
- Commenced102, Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
- 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
- CommencedMacken House, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Homes nearby
- For sale22/23 Church Road, Dublin 3, D03 HF65
- For sale7 Church Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 C1H5
- For saleApt 132, Castleforbes Square, Block C, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 YX04
- For saleApartment 53, Canon Hall, IFSC, Dublin 3, D03 HD53
- For sale4 Church Place, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 TD79
- For sale1 Russell Avenue East, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 XK37
Development land nearby
- Permission running out · 58 homes granted 25 Aug 2022, expires 25 Aug 2027 — Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 550 homes granted 21 Feb 2025, expires 21 Feb 2030 — City Block 9 (0.4 km)
- Council selling land — Land to the rear of 39 Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 (0.4 km)
- Public land off Castleforbes Square, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1 (0.0 km)
- Residential land off Castleforbes Square, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1 (0.1 km)
Building started
- 22 May 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014184DC
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
- EPA-licensed facility · 2
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
WEB5913/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the site is bound by Sheriff St Upper to the south, the railway yards to the north, the, received on 9 Dec 2025; permission was granted on 31 Mar 2026.