Kennedys Public House, 132, 134 Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 A4P8
Retention of a rear bar and toilets, and permission for a new timber screen wall in the smoking yard.
3142/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 August 2020
- Reference
- 3142/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an existing rear bar area and associated ground floor toilets. It also seeks planning permission to install a new 1500mm high timber screen wall to the south and west walls of the existing smoking yard.
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Official record
Development description
Permission & retention: retention permission and planning permission - retention of an existing rear bar area and associated toilet accommodation at ground floor level and planning permission to install a new timber screen wall, 1500mm high to the south and west walls of the existing smoking yard.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2a Hollybank Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 42 m |
| 145 Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 59 m |
| Apt. 5, Lower Road, Drumcondraprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €380,734 | 64 m |
| 4 Glenarm Ave, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | May 2025 | €970,000 | 139 m |
| 11 Millmount Place, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €485,000 | 149 m |
| 16 Millmount Place, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €710,000 | 152 m |
| 24 Hollybank Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Apr 2026 | €753,000 | 156 m |
| 4 Millmount Tce, Dublin 9, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 166 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 August 2020
- Further information requested6 April 2021
- Further information received15 June 2021
- Decision due21 June 2021
- Decision issued21 June 2021
- Grant issued29 November 2021
- Appeal submitted21 July 2021
- Appeal decided29 November 2021
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