Tara Towers Hotel and ancillary Car Park sites at Merrion Road and Bellevue Avenue, Dublin 4
Erection of multiple illuminated and non-illuminated signs at the Tara Towers Hotel site.
3346/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 September 2020
- Reference
- 3346/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing several illuminated and non-illuminated signs across the hotel and car park sites. This includes high-level illuminated signs on the north and east elevations, a freestanding totem sign, and smaller directional signs at residential and car park entrances.
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
The development will consist of the erection 1 no. High level illuminated sign 4.5m wide x 1.560m high (702m2) on the north elevation, 1 no. Illuminated sign 4.5m x 1560 (7.02m2) on the east elevation, 1 no. Illuminated sign 3.5m x 0.55 (1.91m2) over the entrance door on the east elevation, 1 no. Illuminated free standing external totem sign 1.6m x 4.5m (14.4m2) to the east of site on corner of bellevue avenue and merrion road, 1 no. Non illuminated external sign 1m x 0.35m (0.35m2) above carpark entrance on south elevation, 1 no. Of non-illuminated external sign 1m x 0.5m (0.5m2) at car park entrance on south elevation, 4 no. Of non-illuminated external signs 1.5m x 0.5m (0.75m2) at residential entrances, 1 on the east elevation above entrance doors, 1 on the south elevation left of residential entrance, 1 on the northern elevation of residential block 2 south of bellevue avenue.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Llandaff Terrace, Elm Park, Merrion | Jan 2026 | €790,000 | 45 m |
| 219 Llandaff Terrace, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €1,050,000 | 53 m |
| 25 Bellevue Court, Dornden Park, Booterstownnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €251,674 | 78 m |
| 23 Bellevue Court, Booterstown, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €436,000 | 78 m |
| 3 Trimleston Ave, Booterstown, Dublinnot full market price | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 142 m |
| 36 Dornden Park, Booterstown, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,311,000 | 158 m |
| 8 The Bay Elm Park, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge | Jul 2025 | €387,000 | 283 m |
| 50 Elm Park, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge | Mar 2026 | €410,000 | 299 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 received9 September 2020
- Further information requested3 November 2020
- Further information received1 December 2020
- Decision due6 January 2021
- Decision issued6 January 2021
- Grant issued22 February 2021
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