AIB Bank, 7/12 Dame Street, Dublin 2
Fire safety upgrades and internal alterations to the AIB bank on Dame Street.
WEB2443/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 June 2025
- Reference
- WEB2443/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposed remedial and fire safety works to a protected bank building. Works include creating new protected lobbies, upgrading fire ratings, removing non-original walls, and installing a new fire escape door on the Dame Lane elevation.
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
Protected structure: we, allied irish bank plc, intend to apply for permission for remedial works to a recorded protected structure (rps ref. No. 2099 under the dublin city development plan 2022-2028) at this site: aib, 7-12 dame street, dublin 2, co. Dublin. The application relates to: (i) internal alteration works to accommodate new protected lobbies to existing stairs and fire upgrades to existing screens and doors, removal of non-original walls, upgrade of existing ground floor mezzanine to 60-minute fire rating and formation of new fire escape opening in original fabric. (ii) fire safety upgrade works to fire detection & alarm, lighting and small power to the basement floor, ground floor, ground mezzanine floor, first floor, first mezzanine floor, second floor, and third floor. (iii) external alteration works to the dame lane elevation to accommodate a new fire escape exit door.
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.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 64 m |
| 4 Palace Gardens, Dame St, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €375,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 18, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 105 m |
| 3 Royal Exchange, Parliament St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 9, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 105 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 125 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 125 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 131 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 received19 June 2025
- Decision due13 August 2025
- Decision issued13 August 2025
- Permission expiry1 November 2030
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