The corner of Middle Abbey St / Liffey St Upper incorporating the following demolished buildings 1, 2, 3/4, 5 & 6 Liffey St Upper, Nos. 111- 114 Middle Abbey St, structures to the rear of Nos. 108-109 Middle Abbey St, and Hotel Yard, Dublin 1
Installation of seven illuminated signs for a hotel at the corner of Middle Abbey Street and Liffey Street Upper.
WEB1666/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 October 2020
- Reference
- WEB1666/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to erect seven sets of internally illuminated hotel signage. The signs will consist of individual letters and logos placed at various locations on the building's facade, including the reception entrance, first-floor cornice, and bar entrance.
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Official record
Development description
- Dublin city council – m1re (dublin) liffey limited subsequent to granted planning reference 3697/17, are applying for permission for the erection of illuminated hotel signage, consisting of 7 no. Sets of independently illuminated individual letters & logos in the following locations: (a). 1 no. Set of internally illuminated vertical letters and logo fixed to the building façade adjacent to the hotel reception entrance on middle abbey st (south elevation), (b)
- No. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo suspended from the recessed ground floor colonnade soffit above the hotel reception entrance on middle abbey st (south elevation), (c) 1 no. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo fixed back to the building façade at first floor cornice level at the corner of middle abbey st. (south elevation), (d)
- No. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo suspended from the recessed ground floor colonnade soffit above the hotel bar entrance on liffey street upper (west elevation), (e)
- No. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo suspended from the recessed ground floor colonnade soffit adjacent to hotel yard service entrance facing north towards henry st on liffey street upper (west elevation), (f) 1 no. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo mounted on the sixth floor level parapet facing south on middle abbey st (south elevation), (g) 1 no. Set of internally illuminated letters and logo mounted on the sixth floor level parapet facing east on middle abbey st (east elevation). All signage to be located at proposed hotel development site granted under planning ref: 3697/17 on the corner of middle abbey st / liffey st upper incorporating the following demolished buildings 1,2,3/4,5 & 6 liffey st upper, nos. 111-114 middle abbey st, structures to the rear of nos. 108-109 middle abbey st, and hotel yard, dublin 1
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 94 Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €2,000,000 | 111 m |
| 213 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €262,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 122 m |
| 219 Bachelors Walk Apts, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 123 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 126 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 129 m |
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 134 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 October 2020
- Decision due30 November 2002
- Decision issued8 October 2020
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