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
AI-generatedRetention 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.
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: 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
“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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 38 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 86 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 88 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 88 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 125 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 132 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 received8 September 2024
- Decision due22 January 2026
- Decision issued21 November 2025
In the area
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5507/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2022Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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3070/23Dublin CityLodged 19 Jan 2023Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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