'Scots Church', Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Retention of groundworks for a temporary totem sign and permission for a new 4m high totem sign at a protected church site.
3926/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 September 2018
- Reference
- 3926/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 12 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application at Scots Church (a Protected Structure) seeks retention of groundworks associated with a temporary totem sign. It also requests permission to erect a new 4-metre-high free-standing totem sign to denote the VHI Healthcare Office Headquarters.
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Official record
Development description
Permission & retention: protected structure: planning permission for development at a site at 'scots church', abbey street lower, dublin 1 (protected structure rps no. 6). The development will consist of modifications to permission refs. 1546/08 (extended under ref. 1546/08/x1), ref. 2627/16 and ref. 4419/16 to include: removal of the existing temporary free standing totem signage; retention of the groundworks associated with the existing temporary totem signage (foundations, wiring etc. ); erection of a new free-standing totem sign (c. 4m high) denoting the entrance to the new vhi healthcare office headquarters (signage totalling c. 8sq. M); associated site development works and alterations to permitted landscaping; the remainder of development to be carried out in accordance with permission refs. 1546/08, 2627/16 and 4419/16.
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 3 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €265,000 | 74 m |
| 13 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 74 m |
| Apartment 16, Abbey Court Apartments, Lower Abbey Street | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 74 m |
| 110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €270,000 | 114 m |
| Apt 305, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey St Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 115 m |
| Apt 503, Talbot Hall, Talbot Street | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 311 Talbot Hall, Talbot St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €273,000 | 123 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 September 2018
- Decision due6 November 2018
- Decision issued6 November 2018
- Grant issued17 December 2018
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