Block 3A, The Irish Life Centre, 1 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
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3211/25 is a planning application for permission at Block 3A, The Irish Life Centre, 1 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, received by Dublin City Council on 14 May 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development comprises of the installation of an internally illuminated external sign (c. 8.594 m wide and 1.350 m high with lettering spelling Irish Life and an Irish Life logo (c. 1.725 m wide and 2.750m high) located at the 10 th floor above ground floor of Block 3A and affixed to the external façade of the building on the south elevation; and all associated development work. The council granted permission on 7 Jul 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Jun 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 142 other decided applications in the last five years and 47 appeals.
Proposal
The proposed development comprises of the installation of an internally illuminated external sign (c. 8.594 m wide and 1.350 m high with lettering spelling Irish Life and an Irish Life logo (c. 1.725 m wide and 2.750m high) located at the 10 th floor above ground floor of Block 3A and affixed to the external façade of the building on the south elevation; and all associated development work.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 7 Jul 2025
- Final grant
- 11 Aug 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 8,349 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 14 May 2025New applicationObservation window closed 18 Jun 2025
- 7 Jul 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 5 Aug 2025

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 231
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 14
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88239). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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