Megan's Coffee Shop, The Granary Building, Ground Floor, 20 Cecilia Street, Dublin 2
Retention of two exterior electric signs at Megan's Coffee Shop in Temple Bar.
4775/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 November 2023
- Reference
- 4775/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 13 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for two aluminium electric exterior signs at Megan's Coffee Shop in the Granary Building. One sign is fixed on the north-facing elevation of Cecilia Street and the second is on the west elevation of Temple Lane.
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
Retention:for two aluminium electric exterior signs at this location, currently the building has two existing signs, one fixed on the north facing elevation of cecilia street and the second sign positioned on the west elevation of temple lane.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 29 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 29 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 38 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 43 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 48 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 55 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 60 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 71 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 received13 November 2023
- Decision due16 January 2024
- Decision issued22 November 2023
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