The Annexe, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Installation of new illuminated signage and outdoor seating at Central Plaza.
WEB5863/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 December 2025
- Reference
- WEB5863/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the exterior of The Annexe, which is a protected structure, consists of installing new illuminated signage and a support frame independent of the facade. It also includes the provision of outdoor seating with planters and umbrellas.
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. Proposed works at the annexe, central plaza, dame street, dublin
- (the exterior of this building is a protected structure). The development will consist of: (a) the installation of new exterior illuminated signage and support frame, all of which will be independent of the existing building facade. (b) outdoor seating with planters and associated umbrellas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 39 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 68 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 82 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 87 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 90 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 104 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 December 2025
- Decision due13 March 2026
- Decision issued6 March 2026
- Permission expiry28 May 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Planning Permission for works at this address: Proposed Los Igunas Restaurant, Annex Building, Dame Street,…
Las Igunas Restaurant, Annex Building, Dame Street, Dublin 2
2630/20Dublin CityLodged 14 Apr 2020Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development at a site of 0.11 ha at the building known as the Annex Building, located to the…
site of 0.11 ha at the building known as the Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly known as the Central Bank Building and to the south of Cope Street, and the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin 2
3907/19Dublin CityLodged 2 Sept 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: For development at the Annex Building (a Protected Structure…
The Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly known as the Central Bank Building, now known as Central, Plaza, located to the south of Cope Street, and north of the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin 2
5454/22Dublin CityLodged 15 Dec 2022Retention
- InvalidAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (Ref. 8830) the proposed development relates to — the retention of the setting back of…
Kiosk Unit of the Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly know as the Central Bank Building, now known as Central Plaza and located on Cope Street, Dublin 2.
5259/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Nov 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for 3 no. signs located internally behind the glazed façade at ground level in Unit D,…
Unit D, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2
3505/21Dublin CityLodged 15 Sept 2021Commercial
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The building is bound to the north by The Annex Building (a Protected Structure, Ref:…
2 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2
3183/24Dublin CityLodged 12 Feb 2024Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consist of the change of use of the building (a Protected structure, RPS…
9, College Green , Dublin 2. The site is bound by College Green and Dame street to the south, the, existing Annex building and Commercial Buildings to the west and 6-8 College Green to the east.
4806/19Dublin CityLodged 20 Dec 2019Change of use
- Part granted, part refused30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development within the public realm at Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2 D02 P656…
Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02P656
4882/23Dublin CityLodged 30 Nov 2023Alterations
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- InvalidCommercial
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WEB5819/25Dublin CityLodged 14 Nov 2025
- Part granted, part refusedAlterations
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development within the public realm at Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2 D02 P656…
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4882/23Dublin CityLodged 30 Nov 2023
- GrantedCommercial
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: To erect signage on the front (southern) and rear (northern) elevation of the Dame…
1 Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656
3676/24Dublin CityLodged 14 May 2024
- GrantedRetention
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: For development at the Annex Building (a Protected Structure…
The Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly known as the Central Bank Building, now known as Central, Plaza, located to the south of Cope Street, and north of the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin 2
5454/22Dublin CityLodged 15 Dec 2022
- GrantedRetention
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: Retention permission for works at this address: 53, Dame Street, Dublin 2…
53, Dame Street, Dublin 2
4045/19Dublin CityLodged 20 Sept 2019
- InvalidCommercial
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