Ground Floor, Unit 14A O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 A7N2
Retention of an electronics shop use and updated signage at a protected structure on O'Connell Street.
4089/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 May 2022
- Reference
- 4089/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 27 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the continued use of the ground floor unit as an electronics shop selling mobile phones and gadgets. The application also includes retention of amended shopfront fascia signage and an illuminated projecting sign on the facade of the protected structure.
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
Protected structure: planning permission is sought for the retention and continuation of the use of retail as an electronics shop, within which the sale of mobile phones/accessories and gadgets area ancillary, amended signage to the shopfront fascia from that previously approved (ref. No. 3934/15) and retention of illuminated projecting signage on facade.
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.
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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 May 2022
- Decision due21 July 2022
- Decision issued21 July 2022
In the area
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