The Drake Inn, 59-60 Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11 (located at the junction, of Main Street and Jamestown Road, and bounded by 61 Main Street to the west, 66 Main Street to the west, and 5 Jamestown Road to the north).
Alterations to a permitted mixed-use development, omitting the basement to provide a six-storey building with retail and café units.
3378/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 March 2024
- Reference
- 3378/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks alterations to a previously permitted development, including omitting and filling the basement to provide a six-storey building. The ground floor will be reconfigured from a gastropub and retail unit to a retail unit, a café, and bicycle parking.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of alterations to the previously permitted mixed-use development (granted under reg. Ref. 3594/23) including the omission of the permitted basement and filling of the existing basement to now provide for a six-storey terraced mixed-use building; reconfiguration of the permitted ground floor and change of use from permitted 1 no. Gastropub/restaurant and 1 no. Retail unit to now provide for 1 no. Retail unit, 1 no. Café unit, 4 no. Staff bicycle parking spaces, 74 no. Residential bicycle parking spaces, bin stores, and plant room; alterations to east and west elevations including signage at ground floor level; and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 St Cancies Precinct, Main St, Finglas Village Dublin 11not full market price | Feb 2025 | €225,000 | 130 m |
| 20 The Lawn, Church Rd, Finglas East Dublin 11 | Feb 2025 | €475,000 | 146 m |
| 38 Jamestown Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €430,000 | 203 m |
| 5 Georges Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2025 | €400,000 | 206 m |
| 40 Jamestown Rd, Finglas East, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €335,000 | 211 m |
| 15 St Canices Sq, Church St, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 226 m |
| 9a St Canices Sq, Church St, Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 226 m |
| 16 North Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 229 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 received14 March 2024
- Decision due5 November 2024
- Decision issued5 November 2024
- Permission expiry29 January 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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