Unit 2, GPO Building, Henry Street, Dublin 1
New timber shopfront and illuminated signage at the GPO Building on Henry Street.
WEB2170/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 September 2024
- Reference
- WEB2170/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a replacement timber shopfront and new signage at Unit 2 of the GPO Building. The works include a new facade logo with LED Corona lighting and a replacement projecting sign on the protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: proposed replacement timber shopfront and signage to include new facade logo signage with led corona lighting and replacement projecting sign on a protected structure.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €480,176 | 42 m |
| 33 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €471,366 | 42 m |
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| 7 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 42 m |
| 5 Kennan Avenue, Lutrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 42 m |
| Apt 110 Longboat Quay North, Hannover Dock, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €675,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 77 The Gardens At Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €1,299,550 | 42 m |
| 29 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,824 | 42 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 received20 September 2024
- Decision due14 November 2024
- Decision issued25 September 2024
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