12 Montague Street, Dublin 2
Temporary use of a residential wall as a mural canvas for changing artistic content.
WEB2113/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 February 2026
- Reference
- WEB2113/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes using an existing section of a residential wall facing Montague Lane as a mural canvas. It will display a temporary, non-commercial, hand-painted mural with changing artistic content, requiring no structural works.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the use of one existing section of wall, flanking a residence (facing montague lane), as a mural canvas for the display of one temporary, non-commercial, hand-painted mural, with changing artistic content. No structural works or proposed works to existing buildings or boundary walls are required as part of this application.
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 | 151 m |
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 156 m |
| Apt 12 Russell Court, 95/96 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 171 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 191 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 198 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 204 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 217 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 221 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 received27 February 2026
- Decision due1 July 2026
- Decision issued29 June 2026
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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3206/22Dublin CityLodged 3 Feb 2022Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following at No. 16 Harcourt Street: Extension to existing…
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4678/18Dublin CityLodged 19 Dec 2018Commercial
- Refused30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for the following at No. 16, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, (a Protected…
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3649/20Dublin CityLodged 29 Oct 2020Change of use
- Refused30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following at No. 16 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (a Protected…
No. 16, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Mews to rear of No. 16 Harcourt Street facing onto Montague Lane and No. 19 Montague Street, Dublin 2
4606/19Dublin CityLodged 3 Dec 2019Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following at No. 16 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (a Protected…
16 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Mews to rear of No. 16 Harcourt Street facing onto Montague Lane & No. 19 Montague Street, Dublin 2.
4488/19Dublin CityLodged 19 Nov 2019Alterations
- Refused30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following at No. 16 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, (a Protected…
16, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Mews to rear of No. 16 Harcourt Street facing onto Montague Lane and No. 19 Montague Street, Dublin 2
3573/20Dublin CityLodged 16 Oct 2020Alterations
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission on Montague Lane at a mid-terrace, two storey mews building (129 sq. m)…
Clonmel House, No.17, Harcourt Street, Dublin2
2659/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Apr 2020Alterations
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