Unit 3, One Central Plaza (formerly known as The Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2
Internal illuminated signage for a restaurant unit at Central Plaza.
WEB5936/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 November 2025
- Reference
- WEB5936/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for internal signage within Unit 3 of the former Central Bank building, which is a protected structure. The signage includes two hanging banner signs, a roundel sign, and an LED red light line, all set back from the glazed facade.
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: rps: 8830: unit 3 is located at ground level, with associated back of house located at basement
- 1, onto fownes st upper to the west and the plaza and dame st to the south. The proposed development relates to permission for internal signage for unit 3, which is permitted as a restaurant, to consist of
- 1 no. Banner sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the southern elevation of 0.5m x 6.269m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia panel, with low energy red leds for halo illumination
- 1 no. Banner sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the western elevation of 0.274m x 3.438m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia panel, with low energy red leds for halo illumination
- 1 no. Roundel sign, hanging internally within the unit and set back from the existing glazed facade on the western elevation of 1.45m x 1.45m. The proposed sign is brushed stainless steel fascia with coloured vinyl lettering and graphics, with low energy cool white leds for internal illumination
- 1 no. Led red light line, set back from the southern elevation and along the extent of the southern elevation profile
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 23 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 30 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 34 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 39 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 62 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 64 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 85 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 received10 November 2025
- Decision due31 March 2026
- Decision issued31 March 2026
- Permission expiry20 June 2031
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