A site of 0.5 hectares, which previously formed part of the Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
Installation of illuminated external signs and facade lighting for a permitted hotel at Sheriff Street Upper.
4446/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 July 2022
- Reference
- 4446/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for 6 illuminated external signs and building facade lighting at a site previously forming part of Castleforbes Business Park. The proposed signage and lighting relate specifically to the hotel element of a previously permitted development currently under construction.
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Official record
Development description
- A site of 0.5 hectares, which previously formed part of the castleforbes business park, sheriff street upper, dublin
- , the site is bound by sheriff street upper to the south, iarnrod eireann rail yard to the north and east, and castleforbes business park. Permission for development of 6 no. Illuminated external signs and building facade lighting. This external signage and lighting application relates to a previously permitted development (dublin city council reg ref 3433/19 amended by reg ref 3197/20 and reg ref 2255/21) currently under construction. The proposed development relates to the permitted hotel element of the development only. The proposed development consists: of the erection of (a) 2 no. High level internally illuminated signs, which include 1 no. C. 6.7 sq m sign on the southwest elevation and 1 no. C. 10.7 sq m sign on the southeast elevation; (b) 4 no. Low level internally illuminated signs, which includes 2 no. Double-sided projecting roundel signs, one each on the southwest and northwest elevations respectively (c. 0.6 sq m each in total); 1 no. Double-sided free-standing totem sign located west of the permitted hotel's entrance (c. 4.1 sq m in total); and 1 no. Sign of c. 1.8 sq m on the northwest elevation; and (c) the provision of building facade lighting on the southwest and northwest elevations
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 48 Block A, Castleforbes Square Dublin 1, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €440,000 | 49 m |
| 45 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 49 m |
| 16 Block A, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €292,000 | 51 m |
| Apartment 23, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 13, Block A, Castleforbes Sq Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €471,000 | 51 m |
| 77 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €498,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €395,000 | 94 m |
| 158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 94 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 received11 July 2022
- Decision due2 September 2022
- Decision issued2 September 2022
- Grant issued19 October 2022
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Planning permission for part off-licence at the existing Gala retail shop
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DSDZ2768/20Dublin CityLodged 28 May 2020Change of use
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