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Public / civic · Co. Dublin

Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1

Granted 13 Dec 2022

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The council's register shows: Granted on 13 Dec 2022.

Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 2 Jun 2026.

What and where

Development

Planning permission for development at this site (0.1244 ha) Building R, Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the change of use of part of the building from office use to education use (GFA: 7,446sq.m) described on a level by level basis as follows: Ground Floor: Reception and associated facilities including toilets, welfare room, first aid room, showers / lockers, First Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, interview rooms, meeting room, training room, print area, tea station and ancillary accommodation, Second Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, meeting rooms, print area, tea station and ancillary accommodation, Third Floor: 2no. classrooms, breakout space, ancillary offices, meeting rooms, print area, tea station, and ancillary accommodation, Fourth Floor: Library, ancillary offices, meeting rooms and study spaces, Fifth Floor: Library, ancillary offices, study spaces, tea station, print room and ancillary accommodation, Sixth Floor: Canteen with associated kitchen area, and meeting rooms. The building will be served by existing access, stair and lift cores and circulation space. The ground floor retail unit occupied by Tesco will remain unchanged by this permission. Car parking (18no. spaces) and cycle parking (188no. spaces) to serve the development are located within the existing basement car park. No external alterations to the building are proposed under this planning application. Planning permission is also sought for all ancillary site services and site development works. The application relates to a proposed development within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme Area.

Location
Dublin 1, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
DSDZ5107/22
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Key facts

Floor area
7,446 m²
Project type
Public / civic
Received
24 Oct 2022
Granted
13 Dec 2022
Site start
19 Apr 2023

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Basement parkingNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning registerSearch planning.agileapplications.ie for reference DSDZ5107/22.Search the register

How we know this

From the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

Site starts

Site starts and completion

  1. 19 Apr 2023Work started · The proposed development consists of the material change of use of Block R office block...
  2. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2023 · 1 unit on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 3 Oct 2026.

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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