Waterfront Basement Excavation & Site Enablement Works

North Inner City · Dublin CityNew

North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Waterfront

80StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 28 Jul 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2021

1 more reason

1.88 ha zoned R3 (Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, e) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: 1.88 ha
Zoning: R3
Homes: 52–150 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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What could be built

52–150 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)

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What it might be worth

Indicative, not a valuation

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Total: 47
Years: 5

Appeals

Total: 3
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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Count: 0
Radius m: 250

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, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Similar schemes nearby

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site

Years: 5
Radius m: 2,000
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 1,530

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Units	Address	Decision
DCC	WEB5185/25	Permission	10	47/49 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3, D03E271	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	WEB2181/25	Permission	10	4, Earl Street North, Dublin 1	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	WEB2536/25	Permission	27	0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2	GRANT PERMISSION
DCC	WEB2410/25	Permission	49	Portland Row, Dublin 1, The site has access via Portland Row and is bounded by houses on Portland Row, Dunne Street, North Great Clarence Street and fronts o…

Base rates (2)

N	Of	Text	Label
17	21	17 of 21 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted	Applications for 10+ homes granted
5	8	5 of 8 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant	Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site. Small N means a wide range: treat anything under 10 decisions as anecdote. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

25 Sept 2026 No longer: built far below what the zoning allows
About 15 m² of buildings on 1.88 ha (plot ratio 0.00, 1 storey max)
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 28 Jul 2020, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2021
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 15 m² of buildings on 1.88 ha (plot ratio 0.00, 1 storey max)
source
14 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 211 m
Work commenced at East wall road, North Wall, Dublin 1, D01 E0K6 under DSDZ4443/23
source
2 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 78 m
Work commenced at 8 Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1, D01 PY95 under WEBDSDZ2533/26
source
25 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 78 m
Work commenced at 8 Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1, D01 PY95 under WEBDSDZ2533/26
source
28 Jul 2026 Decision · 229 m
WEBDSDZ2405/26: GRANT PERMISSION — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: SFDC Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission for development at this c.1.34 ha site lo

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

On site: No
Available: Yes

Zones (5)

Plan id	Fetched at	Objective text	Code	Label	Meaning
DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	Docklands SDZ (ZD02)	—	—	—
DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	—	—	—
DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	—	—	—
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.	M3	Neighbourhood centre	A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 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…	R3	Rural cluster	A 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, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

More detail

On the market

Years: 3
Radius m: 1,000

All sales

Count: 409
Last sale: 2026-08-17
First sale: 2023-10-26
Median price: 442,000

New build

Count: 2
Max price: 947,137
Min price: 947,137
Median price: 947,137

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 25 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 28 Jul 2020
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 26 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 26 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 25 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 25 Sept 2026
Planning applications: as of 22 Sept 2026 — National planning feed (NPAD); descriptions are truncated at source and applicants are organisations only, where a council register publishes them.
Appeals: as of 18 Sept 2026
Permitted, not started: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Grants of 10+ homes since 2017; 'not started' means no matched commencement notice.
RZLT map: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Latest annual RZLT edition per council; parcels under 0.1 ha are left out.
Zoning: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Generalised zoning (MyPlan GZT) and council layers; Dublin councils only for now.
Council land disposals (s.183): as of 18 Sept 2026 — Only disposals the council minutes locate on a map are shown; the last three years.
Public land: as of 11 Sept 2026 — The LDA's register of relevant public land.

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Council

Ref

Type

Units

Address

Decision

DCC

WEB5185/25

Permission

47/49 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3, D03E271

GRANT PERMISSION

DCC

WEB2181/25

Permission

4, Earl Street North, Dublin 1

GRANT PERMISSION

DCC

WEB2536/25

Permission

0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2

GRANT PERMISSION

DCC

WEB2410/25

Permission

Portland Row, Dublin 1, The site has access via Portland Row and is bounded by houses on Portland Row, Dunne Street, North Great Clarence Street and fronts o…

Text

Label

17 of 21 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Applications for 10+ homes granted

5 of 8 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

Plan id

Fetched at

Objective text

Code

Label

Meaning

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

Docklands SDZ (ZD02)

—

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

—

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

—

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

Neighbourhood centre

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 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…

Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Council	Lat	LEA	Lon	Ref	Name
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	DSDZ4146/24	City Block 9
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	3703/20	Alexandra Place
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	DSDZ3862/22	Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.23	3101/23	11A & 12 York Road
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.24	3452/21	17 Pearse Square
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	ABP-308827	Castleforbes Business Park
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	ABP-304710	1-4 East Road
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.23	DSDZ2186/20	City Block 3 and Northbank House
DCC	53.35	South East Inner City	-6.24	DSDZ2668/19	Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development
DCC	53.34	South East Inner City	-6.24	DSDZ3545/19	Ropemaker Place
DCC	53.35	North Inner City	-6.24	DSDZ3812/20	City Block 2, Spencer Dock

Council	Kind	Title	Item no	Committee	Fetched at
DCC	part8	Proposed refurbishment and adaptive reuse of a 3-storey vacant office building at 14/15 Fitzwilliam Quay, Dublin 4.	5(b)	Monthly Council Meeting	11 Sept 2026
DCC	part8	Presentation - 2nd Notification of Proposed Part 8 refurbishment and adaptive reuse of 3-storey vacant office building to provide 15 no. 1 bedroom apartments…	2	South East Area Committee	11 Sept 2026
DCC	part8	Presentation - 2nd Notification of Proposed Part 8 refurbishment and adaptive reuse of 3-storey vacant office building to provide 15 no. 1 bedroom apartments…	2.	South East Area Committee	11 Sept 2026
DCC	part8	Presentation on Part 8 development at 14/15 Fitzwilliam Quay, Ringsend, Dublin 4	1.	South East Area Committee	11 Sept 2026
DCC	part8	Presentation on Part 8 development at 14/15 Fitzwilliam Quay, Ringsend, Dublin 4

Name	Agency	Stop id	Distance m
Point Village	nta	8220DB007844	97.1
3Arena	nta	8220B106421	130.5
The Point	nta	8220GA00436	150
The Point	nta	8220GA00437	154.7
The Point	nta	8220DB007623	164.5
Castleforbes Road	nta	8220DB007890	168.1
The Point	nta	8220DB002507	265.5
Sheriff St Upr	nta	8220000002	266.8
New Wapping Street	nta	8220DB007842	288.1
The Point	nta	8220DB007399	299.7

Kind	Count	Label
epa_licence	1	EPA-licensed facility
niah	3	NIAH-recorded building
radon	1	Radon risk area
smr	2	Recorded monument

Name	Note
Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment capacity register	Wastewater and water supply headroom per plant; check the plant serving this site.
Uisce Éireann pre-connection enquiry	The formal answer on whether a connection is feasible.
ESB Networks capacity heatmaps	Available demand capacity at the nearest substations.

Council	Ref	Kind	Name	Distance m
DCC	15253N	school_primary	ST PATRICKS GIRLS NS	591.6
DCC	03917V	school_primary	NAOMH PADRAIG BOYS	597.3
DCC	70200D	school_postprimary	Ringsend College	626.5
DCC	19774P	school_primary	ST JOSEPHS MXD N S	778.9
DCC	20507W	school_primary	St Laurence O'Toole's National School	857.6

Waterfront Basement Excavation & Site Enablement Works

What could be built

What it might be worth

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Schemes (10)

Base rates (2)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (5)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Similar schemes nearby

Schemes (10)

Base rates (2)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (5)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

As of

Totals

Sites (11)

Applicants (1)

Public land nearby

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