Deadline: 28 June 2024
Dublin City Council South Central Area Office now invites applications for support funding under the Shop front Improvement Scheme – South West Inner City Area (SWIC).
This scheme supports projects that enhance the appearance of shop fronts and business premises in the main commercial areas and urban villages of the South West Inner City and that help to create more inviting and attractive neighbourhood centres.
The scheme encourages best practice approaches to shop front design, maintenance and presentation; the conservation of historic features where appropriate; and the overall enhancement of streetscapes.
Qualifying works include:
- Painting and redecorating an existing shopfront
- Repair, decluttering, greening and general enhancement of shop and building fronts
- Installation of new shopfronts or material changes to existing frontages (subject to planning permission)
- Certain works to the upper floors of buildings such as sash or timber window repair, rainwater goods repair
- Removal of high-level signage and redundant signage (first floor and above and protecting signs)
Grants Available
- The scheme will support 50% of the cost of a ground floor shop front refurbishment up to a maximum allowable contribution of €3,000 per applicant.
Criteria
- The scheme is open to businesses and commercial premises across the South West Inner City areas of The Liberties, Kilmainham, Inchicore, Dolphin’s Barn, Rialto and Clanbrassil Street-SCR.
For more information, visit Dublin City Council.
