An Post, 16, Merrion Row, Dublin 2
Shopfront alterations, new automated sliding door, and signage at the Merrion Row An Post branch.
4079/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 September 2019
- Reference
- 4079/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe works include removing the existing security shutter and replacing the suspended timber ground floor to provide level access. A new glazed aluminium shopfront with an automated sliding door and new illuminated signage will be installed.
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 consists of the following: removal of existing security shutter to shopfront opening; demolition of existing suspended timber ground floor and replacement with new suspended timber ground floor to allow for level access; construction of new shopfront consisting of powder coated aluminium framed glazed shopfront with powder coated aluminium framed glazing automated sliding door; erection of inner halo illuminated individual lettering an post signage above shopfront; retention of 1 no. Existing inner illuminated flag sign above shopfront.
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 7 February 2020.
Notified floor area: 138 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 47 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 66 m |
| 3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 145 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 147 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 147 m |
| Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 171 m |
| Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €1,350,000 | 207 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 received26 September 2019
- Decision due20 November 2019
- Decision issued20 November 2019
- Grant issued7 January 2020
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