50/51, O'Connell Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1
Shopfront improvements and new signage at McDonald's on O'Connell Street.
WEB2271/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 October 2024
- Reference
- WEB2271/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedProposed improvement works to the existing McDonald's shopfront. Works include new window frames and glazing to upper floors, a revised entrance design with sliding doors, and new shopfront signage including an internally illuminated projecting sign and wall-mounted golden arches.
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Official record
Development description
- Mcdonald’s restaurants of ireland ltd. Intend to apply for planning permission for development at nos. 50/51 o’connell street lower, dublin
- The development will consist of proposed improvement works to the existing shopfront/front eastern elevation to include new window frames and glazing to the upper floors to replace existing frames, new window fascias to match existing, new bay window fascias to high level shopfront decorated to match existing, new marble fascia to match existing, revised entrance design to include new sliding entrance doors, new full height glazing and low stall riser to match existing, new shopfront signage to replace existing signage to include internally illuminated projecting sign, wall mounted golden arch and ‘mcdonald’s’ text signage, new orb, new digital window poster, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 12 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 86.5 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Batchelors Walk, Ashbourne, Co. Meath | Sept 2025 | €486,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 41 m |
| 84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,000,000 | 85 m |
| Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 97 m |
| 319 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 140 Bachelors Walk, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €312,500 | 111 m |
| 171 Batchelors Walk, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €277,000 | 111 m |
| 324 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 127 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 received9 October 2024
- Decision due14 February 2025
- Decision issued14 February 2025
- Permission expiry5 May 2030
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