Hodges Figgis, 56-58 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 XE81
Repairs, redecoration, and new signage and lighting at the Hodges Figgis bookshop.
WEB1844/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 July 2024
- Reference
- WEB1844/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves repairing rotten timber shopfront elements, lead window repairs, and glazing replacement. It also includes installing new gold brushed steel signage, a new hanging sign, and upgraded LED illumination.
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Official record
Development description
No changes to be made to shopfront design. Replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements, lead repairs to all windows, repair and replace damaged glazing. Redecorate all timber elements in ral6009 fir green. Signage: existing signage to be removed and replaced with gold brushed steel lettering, hodges figgis with building numbers 56-58 in perpetua pro titling light. Hf monogram to be positioned above the main entrance. New hanging signage to replace existing with like for like, improved suspension mounts / brackets. Illumination: existing projecting sign flood lamps to be replaced with led, new led floodlamps to be installed to small roof above entrance to wash the brickwork above, new led lamp to be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 204 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 354 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 420 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 422 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 425 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 431 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 434 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 434 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 received12 July 2024
- Decision due5 September 2024
- Decision issued17 July 2024
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE Retention Permission for: A. Removal of previous Hodges Figgis signage above cornice B.…
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WEB2543/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Jul 2025Alterations
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4982/23Dublin CityLodged 15 Dec 2023Apartments
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