40, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8
Replacement of an existing static advertising display with a digital display on a protected structure.
WEB1285/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 May 2020
- Reference
- WEB1285/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves replacing an existing 6m x 6m static advertising display with a new 6.44m x 6.876m digital display on the gable wall of a protected structure. It also includes the permanent decommissioning and removal of three advertising displays at Western Way.
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 will consist of the replacement of the existing illuminated static advertising display (6m wide x 6m high) with a digital advertising display (6.44m wide x 6.876m high) on the gable wall of no. 40 lower kevin street, dublin 8 (protected structure), including all associated site works and services and to permanently decommission and remove 3 no. 48 sheet advertising displays at western way (on the roadside boundary wall), beside the junction with dominick street upper, dublin 7.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 109 m |
| 13 St Kevins Terrace, New Bride St, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €535,000 | 161 m |
| 57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 166 m |
| 18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €288,000 | 206 m |
| Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 206 m |
| Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street | May 2025 | €274,000 | 206 m |
| 91 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 208 m |
| 45 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €480,000 | 208 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 received22 May 2020
- Decision due17 July 2020
- Decision issued8 June 2020
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