Watermarque Building Part refurbishment

South East Inner City · Dublin CityNew

The Watermarque Building, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 K7N3

61Worth a lookStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 10 Feb 2020, no completion certificate, planned end May 2020

1 more reason

0.43 ha zoned C2.1 (Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterpr) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: 0.43 ha
Zoning: C2.1

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What could be built

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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

Years: 5
Total: 52

Appeals

Total: 5
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, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Similar schemes nearby

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

Radius m: 2,000
Years: 5
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 1,448

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	11	15	11 of 15 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	4	7	4 of 7 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB2536/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	27	0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2
DCC	WEB2410/25	Permission	GRANT 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…
DCC	DSDZ4146/24	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	550	City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
DCC	WEBPWSDZ2596/24	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	40	The A1 Lands in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Sche, the wider site, also includes the lands known as the Former Irish Glass Bott…

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, 25 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 10 Feb 2020, no completion certificate, planned end May 2020
source
3 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 134 m
Work commenced at 62 South Lotts Road, Dublin 4, D04 P270 under WEB1399/26
source
14 Aug 2026 Sale recorded (PPR) · 76 m
€810,000 · 73 RINGSEND RD, DUBLIN 4, DUBLIN · second-hand
source
5 Aug 2026 Appeal received by the Commission · 236 m
ACP 501839: Demolition of existing Conservatory, construction of a First floor Extension to the rear of the existing dwelling; and a
source
28 Jul 2026 New application · 171 m
WEB2866/26: application received — CHANGE OF USE: Permission is sought for: 1. Change of use from Hairdressing/Cafe use to Cafe use. 2. New painted timber
source
28 Jul 2026 Decision · 210 m
WEB2828/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — 1. Demolition of existing 15 sq.m.single storey Kitchen and Wet Room extension and 2.49 sq.m. outhouse to the rear.
source
23 Jul 2026

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (6)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	C2.1	Economic development and employment	Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	G5	Open space and amenity	Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
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-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	R3	Rural cluster	A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 1,806
Median price: 606,000
First sale: 2023-09-26
Last sale: 2026-09-18

New build

Count: 200
Median price: 658,590
Min price: 56,000
Max price: 82,147,787

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 10 Feb 2020
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 25 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 25 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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Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

11 of 15 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

4 of 7 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

DCC

WEB2536/25

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

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

DCC

WEB2410/25

Permission

GRANT 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…

DCC

DSDZ4146/24

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

550

City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1

DCC

WEBPWSDZ2596/24

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

The A1 Lands in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Sche, the wider site, also includes the lands known as the Former Irish Glass Bott…

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.

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

11 Sept 2026

C2.1

Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.

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

11 Sept 2026

Open space and amenity

Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

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-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

Rural cluster

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

Council	Committee	Meeting at	Item no	Title	Kind
DCC	Monthly Council Meeting	6 Jul 2026	5(b)	Proposed refurbishment and adaptive reuse of a 3-storey vacant office building at 14/15 Fitzwilliam Quay, Dublin 4.	part8
DCC	South East Area Committee	8 Jun 2026	2	Presentation - 2nd Notification of Proposed Part 8 refurbishment and adaptive reuse of 3-storey vacant office building to provide 15 no. 1 bedroom apartments…	part8
DCC	South East Area Committee	8 Jun 2026	2.	Presentation - 2nd Notification of Proposed Part 8 refurbishment and adaptive reuse of 3-storey vacant office building to provide 15 no. 1 bedroom apartments…	part8

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB000355	Ringsend Depot	193.1
nta	8220DB000392	Ringsend Village	195.4
nta	8220DB000356	Ringsend Village	245.1
nta	8220DB000395	Ringsend Road	340
nta	8220DB000354	Ringsend Road	422.5
nta	8220DB000391	St Brendan's Ctgs	445.9
nta	8220IR0135	Grand Canal Dock	507.8

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.

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_primary	15253N	ST PATRICKS GIRLS NS	DCC	379.3
school_primary	03917V	NAOMH PADRAIG BOYS	DCC	404.1
school_postprimary	70200D	Ringsend College	DCC	497.2
school_primary	18282M	SN PAROISTE MAITIU NFA	DCC	753.2
school_primary	18569J	ST DECLANS SPECIAL SCH	DCC	846
school_primary	20103V	JOHN SCOTTUS NS	DCC	901.5
school_postprimary	60500J	Marian College	DCC	941.4
school_primary	20545H	St Christopher's NS	DCC	960.7
school_primary	15995L	Star of the Sea	DCC	996.2

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
application	DCC	DSDZ4146/24	City Block 9	City Block 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1	550
application	DCC	DSDZ3862/22	Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road	Alexander Terrace and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1	58
application	DCC	3101/23	11A & 12 York Road	11, 11A & 12 York Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 NR79	26
application	DCC	3452/21	17 Pearse Square	17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A338	23
application	DCC	DSDZ2186/20	City Block 3 and Northbank House	City Block 3 and Northbank House, Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and Mayor Street Upper, North Lotts, Dublin 1	472
application	DCC	DSDZ2668/19	Sir John Rogerson's Quay Development	20-24, 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
shd	DCC	ABP-310299	Maxol Filling Station and a vacant motor sales/service garag	Maxol Filling Station and a vacant motor sales/service garage (formerly Michael Grant Motors), Beach Road, Dublin 4. (www.beachroadshd.com)	112
application	DCC	DSDZ3545/19	Ropemaker Place	The (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')	56
application	DCC	5480/22	Baggotrath House	Baggotrath House, Newbridge Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4 (including 11 Newbridge Drive, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 C9Y5)	22
application	DCC	3932/22	Scruffy Murphy's Public House	Former Scruffy Murphy's Public House, 1/2 Power's Court, Dublin 2, D02 EK50	15
application	DCC	DSDZ3812/20	City Block 2, Spencer Dock	City Block 2, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1	329

Watermarque Building Part refurbishment

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