49, 51, 53, 55 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dubin 3
Retention and installation of LED backlit signage across retail, coffee shop, and supermarket units.
3765/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 October 2021
- Reference
- 3765/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 27 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the installation of multiple LED backlit signs on the fascias and gables of Blocks A and B. It also seeks retention permission for existing signs installed on the northern elevation of Block A and over the main supermarket entrance.
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development for planning permission will consist of the installation of signs on the fascias above the two ground floor retail units in 'block b' facing vernon avenue on the fascia above the ground floor coffee shop unit in 'block a' facing vernon avenue on the fascia above that part of the supermarket at ground floor in 'block a' that faces onto vernon avenue on the northern gable of 'block b' on the southern gable of 'block b' on the southern gable of 'block a and above the entrance of the existing hardware unit on the western elevation of the single storey building in the rear of the site facing onto the car park each comprising individual led backlit letters mounted on a back board. The development for retention permission consists of the retention of signs installed on the northern elevation of 'block a' on vernon avenue and over the main entrance to the supermarket on the north facing colonnade of the single storey building along the southern boundary facing onto the car park that each comprise individual led backlit letters mounted on a back board.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 67 m |
| 12 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €701,000 | 68 m |
| 37 Vernon Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €771,000 | 94 m |
| 61 Kincora Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €1,150,000 | 112 m |
| 75 Kincora Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €850,000 | 144 m |
| 10 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Sept 2025 | €845,000 | 149 m |
| 77 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Aug 2025 | €1,900,000 | 158 m |
| 12 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Nov 2025 | €920,000 | 160 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 received27 October 2021
- Further information requested16 December 2021
- Further information received28 February 2022
- Decision due25 March 2022
- Decision issued25 March 2022
- Grant issued11 May 2022
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