Planning Permission Ireland
InvalidRetentionDecided 21 November 2025

The Mercantile Hotel and Dame House, 24-28 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 C861

Retention of signs, artwork, and a keg lift, plus new signage at the Mercantile Hotel.

WEB5721/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 September 2024

Reference
WEB5721/25
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
8 September 2024

Summary

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Retention is sought for a hand-painted sign, artwork, and a keg lift at the Mercantile Hotel and Dame House. Permission is also sought for new entrance signs and the reinstatement of window impediments.

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure: permission and retention: the subject site includes protected structures, rps ref. 2103 (24 dame street), rps ref: 2104 (25 dame street) and rps ref. 2105 (26-27-28 dame street), dublin
  • The development will consist of the following
  • Retention of a hand paints sign on the west gable facing great george street
  • Retention of art works on the west gable facing great george street
  • Retention of keg lift and all ancillary works associated
  • At basement; installation of lift shaft and all ancillary works associated
  • At ground floor; paved concealed lift cover and all ancillary works associated
  • Permission to install 2 number entrance signs above street level along dame street
  • Permission to reinstatement window impediments to dame house along dame street and all ancillary works associated

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2Nov 2025€395,00038 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2May 2026€1,600,00076 m
Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, DublinSept 2025€340,00086 m
Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple BarNov 2025€355,00088 m
Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple BarNov 2025€355,00088 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple BarOct 2025€250,00099 m
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2Oct 2025€2,250,000125 m
The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2Dec 2025€266,666132 m

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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

  1. Application received8 September 2024
  2. Decision due22 January 2026
  3. Decision issued21 November 2025

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