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Demolition
HighProposal explicitly includes demolition of existing boundary walls and all shed structures on site.
Dublin City Weekly Planning14 Jul 2026
WEB2749/26
1 Bow Lane West, at the corner of Cromwell's Quarters, Dublin 8
Lead potentialHigh
Clearly specified substantial new mixed development of 11 apartments plus café/restaurant and coffee shop across seven to eight storeys, representing a major construction package.
Planning stageNew Application
Project typeNew Build
Development sectorMixed Use
Matched trades9
Source description
What is being proposed
Redevelopment of the site at 1 Bow Lane West, at the corner of Cromwell's Quarters, Dublin 8. The development is to comprise the demolition of the existing boundary walls to the street and all shed structures on site and the construction of a mixed development comprising 11 no. apartments over a café/restaurant fronting Cromwell's Quarters at upper ground floor level, and service and storage areas, including for bikes and bins, and a small coffee shop fronting Bow Lane West at lower ground floor level. The apartments are to consist of six. no. one-bedroom units, four no. two-bedroom units and one duplex three-bedroom unit. The proposed development is to be seven-storeys to Bow Lane West and, in part, eight-storeys to the rising ground at Cromwell's Quarters and it includes areas of balcony and roof terrace.
Opportunity fit
Why these trades match
02
Main Contracting
HighSubstantial mixed development of 11 apartments over café/restaurant, seven to eight storeys, requiring multi-package main contracting.
03
Electrical
MediumNew multi-storey residential/commercial building requires full electrical installation.
04
Fitout Shopfront
MediumCafé/restaurant and coffee shop units require commercial fit-out and shopfront works.
05
Groundworks Drainage
MediumNew multi-storey build with service/storage areas including bikes and bins implies foundations and drainage works.
06
Plumbing Heating
MediumNew apartments and café/restaurant require water, sanitary and heating systems.
07
Quantity Surveying
MediumSubstantial multi-storey mixed development clearly warrants cost planning and quantity surveying.
08
Roofing
MediumRoof terrace and balconies on a multi-storey building imply roofing and waterproofing packages.
09
Structural Steel
MediumSeven to eight storey mixed building with balconies and roof terrace strongly implies structural frame works.