Ulster Bank planning application for removal of ATMs was deemed invalid

ULSTER Bank’s planning application for the removal of the ATMs at its former Tallaght branch has been deemed invalid by South Dublin County Council.

The council reached this decision this month, as the newspaper notice for the proposal was headed with the wrong local authority, Dublin City Council, instead of South Dublin County Council.

The bank’s plans included the removal of the ATM, to be infilled with panelling to match the existing panelling.

The removal of the night safe front plate, to be replaced with a blank steel plate, as well as the removal of the Ulster Bank raised lettering shop signs, formed part of the plans.

The removal of the Ulster Bank general blue signage was also proposed, as were internal works for the removal of the ATMs in stud walls, as well as the removal of loose furniture and the removal of Ulster Bank signage and merchandise on all floors.

In February 2021, Ulster Bank confirmed its plans to withdraw from the Irish market on a phased basis.

The Ulster Bank branch in Tallaght closed on April 21 last, along with 62 other branches around the country as the bank completed its withdrawal process.