Brereton Jewellers, 29 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 TK65
Shopfront replacement, new internal lift, and refurbishment of a five-storey protected jewellery store.
3746/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 May 2024
- Reference
- 3746/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at this protected structure involves removing the existing ground floor shopfront and internal staircase. It proposes a new shopfront with stone cladding, a new passenger lift serving multiple floors, and interior refurbishment works throughout the five-storey building.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: protected structures, appendix iv of the dublin city development plan 2022-2028 under reg no. 6005. The development will consist of: removal of the existing shopfront at ground floor level, including the brereton signage and fascia, also to include the interior shopfitting at ground floor level. Removal and infill of existing internal staircase serving basement to ground floor level, installation of a proposed new shopfront fascia and external signage at ground floor level, featuring pin-mounted front-lit letters with backlit illumination, inclusive of new stone cladding and retail window displays both sides to the new entrance, new internal passenger lift serving basement, ground floor and external at first, second and third floor to rear facade, interior refurbishment and upgrade works throughout the five floors of the building. All associated site 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
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Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 May 2024
- Decision due24 October 2024
- Decision issued24 October 2024
- Permission expiry23 January 2030
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