4, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
New KFC signage and shopfront alterations on Grafton Street.
WEB2243/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 October 2024
- Reference
- WEB2243/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for new KFC branding, including illuminated aluminium lettering, a projecting sign, and internal digital window displays. The works also include shopfront modifications such as vinyl glazing manifestations and timber respraying within a special planning control area.
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
Permission is sought for signage installation to include new 'kfc' aluminium lettering on fascia with halo effect lighting to the rear, replacement of existing projecting sign with kfc projecting aluminium fabricated sign box, internally mounted 'hello' sign to be internally illuminated and an internally installed double sided digital egp in the window, as well as shop front changes to include the installation of vinyl manifestations on glazing, respraying of existing timber side panelling and fascia and aluminium window surrounds, installation of new 'victorian' profile hardwood moulding with halo back lighting strips and the replacement of existing moulding with new 'victorian' profile hardwood moulding with halo back lighting strips. This application is located within grafton street and environs scheme of special planning control.
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 115 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 319 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 327 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 335 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 345 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 349 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 357 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 370 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 received3 October 2024
- Decision due27 November 2024
- Decision issued8 October 2024
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