40 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8
Replacement of an illuminated advertising display with a digital screen on a protected structure.
3159/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 April 2025
- Reference
- 3159/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to replace an existing illuminated advertising display with a new digital advertising display on a protected structure at Lower Kevin Street. It also includes the permanent decommissioning of another advertising display on South Circular Road.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Protected structure: for the replacement of 1 no. Illuminated 6.29m x 6.64m advertising display with 1no. Digital 6.28m x 3.4m advertising display at 40 lower kevin street, dublin 8 (protected structure), and the permanent decommissioning of 1 no. 6.3m x 3.3m illuminated advertising display at 138 south circular road, dublin 8, and all associated site works and services.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 110 m |
| 13 St Kevins Terrace, New Bride St, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €535,000 | 162 m |
| 57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 164 m |
| 18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €288,000 | 204 m |
| Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 204 m |
| Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street | May 2025 | €274,000 | 204 m |
| 91 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 206 m |
| 45 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €480,000 | 206 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 April 2025
- Decision due6 June 2025
- Decision issued6 June 2025
- Appeal submitted2 July 2025
- Appeal decided24 September 2025
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