Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2
Replacement of a pedestrian entrance canopy, new illuminated signage, and installation of rooftop solar panels and plant.
3489/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 April 2024
- Reference
- 3489/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves removing the existing ground floor pedestrian canopy on the east elevation and installing a new 3.97-metre-high canopy. It also includes new internally illuminated signs on the canopy, as well as new rooftop plant and photovoltaic panels.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Removal of existing ground floor pedestrian entrance canopy on east elevation; installation of new 3.97 metres high pedestrian entrance canopy on east elevation; provision of two new ground floor internally illuminated signs on new canopy to read 'beaux lane house' measuring 236mm x 1,929mm and 812mm x 743mm, and one internally illuminated building emblem sign on the canopy measuring 446mm x 1,417mm; installation of new rooftop (6th floor) plant and new photovoltaic panels, and all associated works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 March 2025.
Notified floor area: 38 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Clarendon Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €420,996 | 111 m |
| 32 Clarendon Hall, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €505,000 | 111 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 118 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 118 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 118 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 118 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 118 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 118 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 received5 April 2024
- Decision due30 May 2024
- Decision issued9 May 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for -removal of existing ground floor pedestrian entrance canopy on east elevation; -installation…
Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2
3720/24Dublin CityLodged 20 May 2024Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
PERMISSION For removal of existing ground floor pedestrian entrance canopy on east elevation, installation of…
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3392/24Dublin CityLodged 15 Mar 2024Commercial
- Granted50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The Dolphin intend to apply for permission for development to amend a previously…
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4122/18Dublin CityLodged 8 Oct 2018Commercial
- Granted70 m away
PROTECTED SRUCTURE / RETENTION: (ref. 8803) : retention planning permission sought for the existing access…
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4228/24Dublin CityLodged 2 Sept 2024Retention
- Granted80 m away
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2211/20Dublin CityLodged 6 Feb 2020Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Planning permission for change of use from commercial car park to car rental and facility at ground level 1A…
Ground Floor Level 1A and Level 1B, Q Park , St. Stephen's Green, York Street Lower, Mercer Street, Glover's Alley, Dublin 2, D02 HCB1
WEB1202/26Dublin CityLodged 21 Jan 2026Change of use
- Granted80 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission for modifications to elevations of previously approved permission reg.…
JJ Smyth's Pub, located at 12, Aungier Street, and the corner of Longford Street Little, Dublin 2
3760/19Dublin CityLodged 15 Aug 2019Alterations
- Refused80 m away
RETENTION: For i) 4 no. Flagpoles on the West elevation to Aungier Street, ii) 3 no. Advertising canopies: 1…
Thomas Moore Inn, 12 Aungier Street and the corner of Longford Street Little, Dublin 2
3717/23Dublin CityLodged 9 May 2023Retention
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