CitiGroup Building, 1 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01T8Y1
- 23 Dec 2025Received
- 5 Jun 2026Grant permission
- 2 Jul 2026Appealed
- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Grant permission · 5 Jun 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 8,873 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 501651 · open
What’s proposed
We, NWQ Devco Limited, intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development at a site consisting of the CitiGroup Building, 1 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 T8Y1. The site is bound by North Wall Quay to the south, Commons Street to the west, Clarion Quay/Alderman Way to the north and an access ramp to the existing basement to the east. The site area is c. 0.88 ha. The proposed development will consist of: - Partial demolition, removal of existing facades and extension of existing 5-6 storeys office building; - The resulting proposed extended office development ranges in height from 7 no. to 12 no. storeys in height over existing basement comprising office accommodation and a community space; - The development comprises 4 no. blocks ranging in heights of 7-11 no. storeys (Block A), 12 no. storeys (Block B), 10 no. storeys (Block C) and 7 storeys (Block D) which represents a maximum height increase of 6 storeys above the existing building; - The overall gross floor area of the development comprises 61,882 sq.m. (including basement level) including 53,774 sq.m. of office space (39,151 sq.m. of office net internal floor area)and 660 sq.m. of community space; - Office accommodation is proposed at ground floor to 11th floor level; - 1 no. internal community space is provided at ground floor level; - Outdoor terraces are provided at 4th, 5th, 6th 8th, 9th, and 11th floor levels; - Provision of a shared atrium between Block B and Block C; - Green roofs and blue roofs are provided across the scheme; - 32 no. car parking spaces will be provided at basement level to serve the development. This represents a reduction of 132 no. car parking spaces in comparison to the existing office building on the site; - 718 no. bicycle spaces and 4 no. motorcycle spaces are proposed at basement level; - 26 no. short-stay bicycle spaces (13 no. Sheffield stands) are proposed at surface level; - The development includes the fill and cover of existing access ramp to existing basement to provide a landscaped community pocket park (244 sqm) to the east of the building. The park will include a pedestrian link from North Wall Quay to Clarion Quay. - Provision of upgrades to existing public realm within application site including public footpaths along North Wall Quay, Commons Street and Clarion Quay; - All ancillary and associated works to facilitate the development including plant, pv panels, switch rooms, generators, water tanks, sprinkler plant, ESB substations, landscaping, telecommunications infrastructure and utilities connections and infrastructure. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and have been submitted with the planning application
WEB6103/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for we, NWQ Devco Limited, intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development, received on 23 Dec 2025; permission was granted on 5 Jun 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB6103/25
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “Decision Appealed”
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 5 Feb 2026 (closed 221 days ago)
- Decision due
- 9 Jun 2026 · decided 5 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 5 Jun 2026
- Proposed development
- We, NWQ Devco Limited, intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development at a site consisting of the CitiGroup Building, 1 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 T8Y1. The site is bound by North Wall Quay to the south, Commons Street to the west, Clarion Quay/Alderman Way to the north and an access ramp to the existing basement to the east. The site area is c. 0.88 ha. The proposed development will consist of: - Partial demolition, removal of existing facades and extension of existing 5-6 storeys office building; - The resulting proposed extended office development ranges in height from 7 no. to 12 no. storeys in height over existing basement comprising office accommodation and a community space; - The development comprises 4 no. blocks ranging in heights of 7-11 no. storeys (Block A), 12 no. storeys (Block B), 10 no. storeys (Block C) and 7 storeys (Block D) which represents a maximum height increase of 6 storeys above the existing building; - The overall gross floor area of the development comprises 61,882 sq.m. (including basement level) including 53,774 sq.m. of office space (39,151 sq.m. of office net internal floor area)and 660 sq.m. of community space; - Office accommodation is proposed at ground floor to 11th floor level; - 1 no. internal community space is provided at ground floor level; - Outdoor terraces are provided at 4th, 5th, 6th 8th, 9th, and 11th floor levels; - Provision of a shared atrium between Block B and Block C; - Green roofs and blue roofs are provided across the scheme; - 32 no. car parking spaces will be provided at basement level to serve the development. This represents a reduction of 132 no. car parking spaces in comparison to the existing office building on the site; - 718 no. bicycle spaces and 4 no. motorcycle spaces are proposed at basement level; - 26 no. short-stay bicycle spaces (13 no. Sheffield stands) are proposed at surface level; - The development includes the fill and cover of existing access ramp to existing basement to provide a landscaped community pocket park (244 sqm) to the east of the building. The park will include a pedestrian link from North Wall Quay to Clarion Quay. - Provision of upgrades to existing public realm within application site including public footpaths along North Wall Quay, Commons Street and Clarion Quay; - All ancillary and associated works to facilitate the development including plant, pv panels, switch rooms, generators, water tanks, sprinkler plant, ESB substations, landscaping, telecommunications infrastructure and utilities connections and infrastructure. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and have been submitted with the planning applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 8,873 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.34829, -6.24508
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
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.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 22
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88260). 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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