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City Block 2

City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 · North Inner City · Dublin City

Permission for 329 homes expired unbuilt. 329 homes granted 28 Jan 2021, expires 28 Jan 2026

Site area
1.26 ha (3.12 acres)
Zoning
R3
Homes permitted
329
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Why this site

  • Permission expired· grant lapsed unbuilt
    Permission for 329 homes expired unbuilt · 329 homes granted 28 Jan 2021, expires 28 Jan 2026 · 28 Jan 2026 · source

Planning on this site

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.34955, -6.23586 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
57

Appeals

Total
6
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
No

Zones (3)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Docklands SDZ (ZD02)DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-us…DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building1
radonRadon risk area1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
17
Homes
3,400
Started
2,085
Sites started
9
Unbuilt
576
Sites unbuilt
2
Lapsing
399
Sites lapsing
4
Lapsed
340
Sites lapsed
2
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
61
Not started
975

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (15)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCCDSDZ4146/24City Block 9City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1550
applicationDCC3054/22'Dublin Arch''Dublin Arch', on a site adjacent to Connolly Station, Sheriff Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6187
applicationDCC3703/20Alexandra PlaceAlexandra Place, East Road, Dublin 3131
applicationDCCDSDZ3862/22Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes RoadAlexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 158
applicationDCC3101/2311A & 12 York Road11, 11A & 12 York Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 NR7926
applicationDCC3452/2117 Pearse Square17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A33823
shdDCCABP-308827Castleforbes Business ParkLands at Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper and East Road, Dublin 1. (www.castleforbesshd.ie)702
shdDCCABP-3047101-4 East Road1-4 East Road, Dublin 3.554
applicationDCCDSDZ2186/20City Block 3 and Northbank HouseCity Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1472
applicationDCCDSDZ2668/19Sir John Rogerson's Quay20-24, Sir John Rogerson's Quay (A Protected Structure), 25-27 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, 1-5, 11/11a, 12-14 Lime Street, Lime Court & at 8-10 Hanover Street …217
applicationDCCDSDZ3545/19Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street EastThe (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')56
applicationDCC4524/19Leech PapersLeech Papers, 1A - 1C, Shamrock Place, Dublin 1 D01 NV6741
applicationDCC3265/23East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne RoadLands located at the junction of East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, D03 F2H318
applicationDCC3023/23North Strand Road175-176, North Strand Road, and 115 Seville Place, Dublin 113
applicationDCC5385/22173 & 174173 & 174, North Strand Road, Dublin 112

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Development Ocht Limited1131

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
72
Facility count
6

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB002502New Wapping Street59.7
nta8220GA00434Spencer Dock116.5
nta8220GA00433Spencer Dock120.1
nta8220DB006251Sheriff Street209.2
nta8220DB007842New Wapping Street213.2
nta8220DB002501N Wall Quay244.1
nta8220DB002260Church Rd S254.2
nta8220DB007611N Wall Quay258.5
nta8220DB007890Castleforbes Road271.3
nta8220IR0137Docklands271.7

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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