Permission for a ten-year permission for development totalling 66,718 sq m above and below ground on a site of 0.921 ha at City Block 9, North Wall Quay and Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. (The cumulative gross floor area above ground is 43,767 sq m; with three basement levels totalling 22,951 sq m (including 7,119 sq m at lower ground level).) The subject site is principally bounded by: Mayor Street Upper to the north; North Wall Quay to the south; Castleforbes Road to the west; and the residual City Block 9 lands of 1.029 ha to the east. The development site of 0.921 ha includes 0.071 ha of lands to facilitate the temporary provision of a pocket park at ground level pending redevelopment of the residual City Block 9 lands.
The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block 9 as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014. The development will consist of the following:
1. Construction of 3 No. commercial office buildings (identified as four blocks (Blocks B1-B4)) ranging in height from 5-storeys to 9-storeys. The breakdown of accommodation is as follows: Block B1 is 7 storeys in height with a Gross Internal Area (GIA) of 9,409 sq m (excluding 1,681 sq m at lower ground floor level), with external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core; Blocks B2 and B3 are 5-9 storeys in height with a combined GIA of 25,640 sq m (excluding 3,486 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including a retail services unit of 147 sq m and a gallery / exhibition space of 224 sq m, both located at ground floor), with external accessible terraces and with roof-level terrace and extended access core; and Block B4 is 5-8 storeys in height with a GIA of 8,718 sq m (excluding 1,952 sq m at lower ground floor level) (including a retail services unit of 140 sq m located at ground floor), and with external accessible terraces with roof-level terrace and extended access core.
2. Construction of basement accommodation (22,951 sq m), accommodating: lower ground floor level (7,119 sq m) of office and ancillary accommodation; plant rooms (1,599 sq m); waste storage facilities (290 sq m); employee changing / drying / locker facilities (825 sq m); a bike repair area (40 sq m); a goods’ storage area (298 sq m); double loading bay; 107 No. car parking spaces; 14 No. motorcycle parking spaces; and 570 No. bicycle parking spaces, with vehicular access provided by ramp from Castleforbes Road.
3. Development of a new western pedestrian lane from Castleforbes Road linking centrally with a new pedestrian lane through the centre of the overall City Block 9 site to North Wall Quay, with a second lane also linking to North Wall Quay to the east of Block B4.
4. Public realm improvements, to include the provision of a sculptural feature to the corner of North Wall Quay and Castleforbes Road. (Public realm works inclusive of parking and loading bays external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with Dublin City Council.)
5. All enabling and site development works, landscaping, lighting, services and connections, waste management, interim site hoarding, and all other ancillary works above and below ground including the use of secant piling permitted under Reg. Ref. DSDZ3779/17 and DSDZ3780/17 (as amended by DSDZ3042/19). A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in relation to the proposed development.
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