The ground floor retail unit within the building known as The Watchtower at Parade Square, Clancy Quay Phase 3, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
Installation of new signage and a security shutter at a ground floor retail unit in Islandbridge.
3273/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 August 2021
- Reference
- 3273/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for new fascia signage on the west and north elevations, some of which will be externally illuminated. It also includes non-illuminated window vinyls and an internal security roller shutter behind the main glazed entrance. The retail unit is located within the curtilage of protected structures at the former Clancy Barracks.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: permission for development at ground floor retail unit within the building known as the watchtower at parade square, clancy quay phase 3, islandbridge, dublin 8 located within the curtilage of the protected structures referred to within the former clancy barracks off the south circular road, dublin
- The development will consist of fascia signage to the west and north facing elevations part externally illuminated, non-illuminated vinyl signage affixed to parts of the windows on the north facing elevation and, a security roller shutter inside the existing glazed main entrance door and screen on the west facing elevation
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 513 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €510,000 | 179 m |
| 610 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham | Feb 2025 | €367,000 | 190 m |
| 445 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 199 m |
| 422 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 199 m |
| 442 Old Chocolate Factory, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 199 m |
| Apt 407, Kilmainham Sq, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €416,000 | 199 m |
| 36 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €509,000 | 217 m |
| 33 Kilmainham Sq, Inchicore Rd, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €452,000 | 217 m |
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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 received5 August 2021
- Further information requested27 September 2021
- Further information received27 October 2021
- Decision due23 November 2021
- Decision issued23 November 2021
- Grant issued11 January 2022
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