Land parcel 5997322

Area

503 m²

Buildings

4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 934 m².

Zoning

M2 Z5: City Centre (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 1 Sept 2025Grant permission and retention permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE Retention Permission for: A. Removal of previous Hodges Figgis signage above cornice B. Removal of metal supports for the previous Hodges Figgis signage. C. Installation of temporary Acrylic Hodges Figgis fascia signage. D. Repair and replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements. E. Fascia and window frames painted in RAL6009 Fir Green. Permission for: 1. Existing temporary acrylic Hodges Figgis fascia signage to be removed and replaced with Gold brushed steel lettering, ”HODGES FIGGIS” with building numbers “56-58” in Perpetua Pro and Gold Brushed Steel. 2. New hanging sign to replace existing with like for like, improvement to suspension mounts. 3. New panel sign above the entrance door. 15mm timber fascia panel with wooden beading around the perimeter. 4. New led lamp will be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility and accessibility of entrance 5. Existing shopfront uplighting (situated on small roof above main shopfront and shop windows) replaced with new led lighting to provide an improved vertical wash of light to the upper façade. All associated works to complete the development. Properties 57-58 Dawson Street are Protected Structures.

  Retention permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5007/25

• 1 Jul 2025Application declared invalid

  PERMISSION AND RETENTION PERMISSION: PROTECTED STRUCUTRE: Retention Permission for: A. Removal of previous Hodges Figgis signage above cornice B. Removal of metal supports for the previous Hodges Figgis signage. C. Installation of temporary Acrylic Hodges Figgis fascia signage. D. Repair and replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements. E. Fascia and window frames painted in RAL6009 Fir Green. Permission for: 1. Existing temporary acrylic Hodges Figgis fascia signage to be removed and replaced with Gold brushed steel lettering, ”HODGES FIGGIS” with building numbers “56-58” in Perpetua Pro and Gold Brushed Steel. 2. New hanging sign to replace existing with like for like, improvement to suspension mounts. 3. New panel sign above the entrance door. 15mm timber fascia panel with wooden beading around the perimeter. 4. New led lamp will be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility and accessibility of entrance 5. Existing shopfront uplighting (situated on small roof above main shopfront and shop windows) replaced with new led lighting to provide an improved vertical wash of light to the upper façade. All associated works to complete the development. Properties 57-58 Dawson Street are Protected Structures.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2543/25

• 17 Oct 2024Application declared invalid

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE PERMISSION for minor alterations to shopfront signage on protected structure at Hodges Figgis, 56-58 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, DO2 XE681 Ireland. Works consist of replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements, repairs to all windows, repairs and replacement to damaged glazing. Decoration to all timber elements in RAL6009 Fir Green. Existing signage to be removed and replaced with Gold brushed steel lettering HODGES FIGGIS with building numbers 56- 58 in Perpetua Pro Titling Light. HF Monogram to be positioned above the main entrance. New hanging signage to replace existing with like for like, improvement to suspension mounts. Existing projecting sign flood lamps to be replaced with LED, New LED flood lamps to be installed to small roof above entrance to wash the brickwork above, New LED lamp to be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility. Addition of mosaic tiles in entrance with gold brush lettering "HODGES FIGGIS" in Perpetua Pro Titling Light

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4351/24

• 30 Aug 2024Application declared inva

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Permission : Minor alterations to shopfront signage on protected structure. Replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements, lead repairs to all windows, repair and replace damaged glazing. Redecorate all timber elements in RAL6009 Fir Green. Signage: Existing signage to be removed and replaced with Gold brushed steel lettering, HODGES FIGGIS with building numbers 56-58 in Perpetua Pro Titling Light. HF Monogram to be positioned above the main entrance. New hanging signage to replace existing with like for like, improved suspension mounts/brackets. Illumination: Existing projecting sign flood lamps to be replaced with LED, New LED floodlamps to be installed to small roof above entrance to wash the brickwork above, New LED lamp to be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility. Addition of mosaic tiles in entrance with gold brush lettering HODGES FIGGIS in Perpetua Pro Titling Light.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4223/24

• 12 Jul 2024Application declared invalid

  No changes to be made to shopfront design. Replacement of rotten timber shopfront elements, lead repairs to all windows, repair and replace damaged glazing. Redecorate all timber elements in RAL6009 Fir Green. Signage: Existing signage to be removed and replaced with Gold brushed steel lettering, HODGES FIGGIS with building numbers 56-58 in Perpetua Pro Titling Light. HF Monogram to be positioned above the main entrance. New hanging signage to replace existing with like for like, improved suspension mounts / brackets. Illumination: Existing projecting sign flood lamps to be replaced with LED, New LED floodlamps to be installed to small roof above entrance to wash the brickwork above, New LED lamp to be installed within soffit of entrance to improve visibility.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1844/24

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

• Shop/retail outlet, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached six-bay four-storey commercial building with attic, built 1902, having grouped central bays, projecting shopfront to ground floor, and abutted to rear. Hipped slate roof, pitched behind parapet, latter with central elaborate pediment, and having red clay ridge and hip tiles. Brick Flemish bond walling, having brick pilasters flanking end bays; pilasters having impost mouldings and moulded sandstone bases, latter forming part of moulded stringcourses between upper floors. Walling above third floor level comprises segmental terracotta pediment with ornate finial and with detailed tympanum and foliate frieze, atop brick pilasters with terracotta capitals, stringcourses and bases. Between pilasters is teardrop window to upper level, having raised surround with alternate raised keystones and with row of four narrow windows to lower level; flanking pilasters have two levels of foliate terracotta panels with elaborate scrolls above, and flanked by short brick pilasters in turn flanked by long foliate terracotta panel to each side with recumbent scroll above. Moulded cornice below with frieze having foliate enrichments and overlying third floor. Third floor has four central square-headed window openings with block-and-start terracotta surrounds, capitals of flanking pilasters forming part of frieze; end bays of this floor have horizontal elliptical openings with alternate raised terracotta voussoirs. All upper floors have moulded terracotta cornices. Second floor has square-headed window openings with recessed surrounds and dropped keystones and moulded terracotta sills. First floor has elliptical-headed openings with dropped keystones and block-and-start terracotta surrounds. Painted timber casements to upper floors. Shopfront with central square-headed entrance door flanked by display windows, latter with curved plate glass returns separated by fluted cast-iron shafts with segmental heads containing foliate enrichment in spandrels with fluted voussoirs projecting into plain frieze below moulded cornice. Abutted by interlinked extension to south at No. 56. Plot to rear fully developed.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3207 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.