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Dublin City Council · 5049/26

71 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02NR04

Approved in May 2026. Building started in 2026.

  1. 27 Feb 2026Received
  2. 20 Apr 2026Approved
  3. 26 May 2026Final approval
  4. 31 Jul 2026Building started
Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved · 20 Apr 2026
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
116 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Refurbishment and maintenance works at 71 Grafton Street

The applicant wants to carry out maintenance and repairs to the building exterior. This includes repainting, cleaning, and installing new lighting and a flagpole.

  • The building is a protected structure
  • Includes installing a new flagpole above the main entrance
  • Involves replacing the existing projecting sign on the east facade
  • Includes installing new facade lighting on the south and east sides
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

PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Works comprised of the refurbishment and repainting of existing windows , repainting of existing shopfront , repair of existing metal gutters and downpipes on East and South facades , limited repointing to areas of damaged/missing mortar on East and South facades , repointing to terracotta parapet cappings , cleaning of facade brickwork/terracotta on EAST , WEST and SOUTH facades, general maintenance to roof , installlation of facade lighting to SOUTH and EAST facades , installation of flagpole above main entrance , replacement of existing projecting sign on EAST facade and associated site works

Planning details

Reference
5049/26
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
27 Feb 2026
Observations close
3 Apr 2026 (closed 221 days ago)
Decision due
23 Apr 2026 · decided 20 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant permission on 20 Apr 2026
Site area
116 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 31 Jul 2026 · Builder told the council small works were starting CN0145577DC

Zoning

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 300
    TRIARC; post box
  • Recorded monument · 20
    Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns; Hospital

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

5049/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Works comprised of the refurbishment and repainting of existing, received on 27 Feb 2026; permission was granted on 20 Apr 2026.