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Dublin City Council · 3056/24

7/8 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 WK33

Approved in Mar 2024. Building started.

  1. 18 Jan 2024Received
  2. 7 Mar 2024Approved
  3. 10 Apr 2024Final approval
  4. 2 Aug 2024Building started
Status
Building started
Decision
Approved retention permissio · 7 Mar 2024
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Retention Permission
Site
514 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Retention of two external signs at 7/8 Lower Mount Street

The applicant is seeking permission to keep two existing signs on the building. These signs identify the hotel located at this address.

  • Signs are located at 4th floor level on the East and West facades
  • Each sign measures 1950mm by 650mm
  • Signs feature brushed brass lettering with LED halo backlighting
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

RETENTION:The development consists of retention of the 2 no. external signs to the following locations: (1) at 4th floor level of the East facade, facing Stephen's Place, measuring 1950mm x 650mm stating The Leinster and (2) at 4th floor level of the West facade, facing Lower Mount Street, measuring 1950mm x 650mm stating The Leinster. Each sign consists of brushed brass lettering, 290mm in height and 60mm depth with warm white led halo backlighting. The signage demarcates the existence of the operational hotel at this location

Planning details

Reference
3056/24
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
18 Jan 2024
Decision due
13 Mar 2024 · decided 7 Mar 2024
Decision
Grant retention permissio on 7 Mar 2024
Site area
514 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 6 Nov 2025 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0013290DC
  • 2 Aug 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0117991DC

Zoning

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

O2 — Green belt

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • NIAH-recorded building · 146
    Leo Fitzgerald House; public house
  • Recorded monument · 4
    Graveslab; Inscribed stone (present location)

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

3056/24 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for RETENTION:The development consists of retention of the 2 no. external signs to the, received on 18 Jan 2024; permission was granted on 7 Mar 2024.