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Dublin City Council · WEB2297/26 · Permission

College House, College Square, Townsend Street, Dublin 2

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Council received 28 May 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (107 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB2297/26 is a planning application for permission at College House, College Square, Townsend Street, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 28 May 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The College Square development is located onto Townsend St, Tara Street, Poolbeg Street & Theatre Royal Way, Dublin 2. The proposed development relates to a temporary five-year permission for: • 1 no. ‘LED Wall’ comprising the installation of a transparent LED film onto the internal façade at ground level of the existing venue reception unit located on the south and south-east elevations onto Townsend St and Theatre Royal Way. The ‘LED Wall’ has an overall area of 7.45m x 21.92m and will display soft moving imagery related to Workday only. • 1 no. ‘LED Wall’ comprising the installation of a transparent LED film onto the internal façade at ground level of the existing office reception located on the north and north-west elevations onto Poolbeg St and Theatre Royal Way. The ‘LED Wall’ has an overall area of 7.45m x 10.12m and will display soft moving imagery related to Workday only. The council granted permission on 10 Jul 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 2 Jul 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 120 other decided applications in the last five years and 41 appeals.

Appeal window closes 7 Aug 2026 closed 36 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (10 Jul 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

The College Square development is located onto Townsend St, Tara Street, Poolbeg Street & Theatre Royal Way, Dublin 2. The proposed development relates to a temporary five-year permission for: • 1 no. ‘LED Wall’ comprising the installation of a transparent LED film onto the internal façade at ground level of the existing venue reception unit located on the south and south-east elevations onto Townsend St and Theatre Royal Way. The ‘LED Wall’ has an overall area of 7.45m x 21.92m and will display soft moving imagery related to Workday only. • 1 no. ‘LED Wall’ comprising the installation of a transparent LED film onto the internal façade at ground level of the existing office reception located on the north and north-west elevations onto Poolbeg St and Theatre Royal Way. The ‘LED Wall’ has an overall area of 7.45m x 10.12m and will display soft moving imagery related to Workday only.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 10 Jul 2026
Site (from polygon)
6,269 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 28 May 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 2 Jul 2026
  • 10 Jul 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 7 Aug 2026

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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.

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    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 181
      Loop Line Railway; Wynns Hotel; Iarnród Éireann Travel Centre
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 31
      Religious house - Augustinian canons; Hospital; Water mill - unclassified

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87182). 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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