37, Main Street, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

What’s proposed

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission sought for the retention of a 6.1m x 3.05m advertising sign (8.44m from ground to top) replacing an earlier 4.3m x 3.05m sign at the same height which in turn replaced the original 1970s 6.1m x 3.05m sign at the same height and for its conversion from light box to digital display to the side wall

2468/21 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission sought for the retention of a 6.1m x 3.05m, received on 25 Mar 2021; permission was refused on 19 May 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 2468/21
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Status: Refused · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received: 25 Mar 2021
Observations close: 29 Apr 2021 (closed 1968 days ago)
Decision due: 19 May 2021 · decided 19 May 2021
Decision: Refuse permission on 19 May 2021
Proposed development: PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission sought for the retention of a 6.1m x 3.05m advertising sign (8.44m from ground to top) replacing an earlier 4.3m x 3.05m sign at the same height which in turn replaced the original 1970s 6.1m x 3.05m sign at the same height and for its conversion from light box to digital display to the side wall
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Site area: 105 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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