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Dublin City Council · 3211/25 · Permission

Block 3A, The Irish Life Centre, 1 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1

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Council received 14 May 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (486 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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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.

Appeal window closes 5 Aug 2025 closed 403 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (7 Jul 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

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 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 18 Jun 2025
  • 7 Jul 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 5 Aug 2025

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M2 — Major town centre

    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
      Busáras/Áras Mhic Dhiarmada; Dublin City Coroner's Court; Custom House
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 14
      Windmill; Bowling green; Glass works

    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.

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