A site formaly known as 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)
Demolition of a commercial building and construction of a seven-storey mixed-use building with 25 apartments and retail/pub space.
3594/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 April 2023
- Reference
- 3594/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves the demolition of the existing commercial building at the former Drake Inn site. It will be replaced by a six-storey over basement mixed-use building containing a retail unit, a gastropub/restaurant, and 25 apartments with balconies and communal roof terraces.
- Residential units
- 25
- Storeys
- 7
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing two-storey over part basement (three storey), terraced, commercial building and the construction of a six-storey over full basement (seven storey) terraced mixed-use building consisting of 1 no. Retail unit and 1 no. Gastropub/restaurant at ground floor level, and a total of 25 no. Apartments over five floors (8 no. One beds, 11 no. Two beds and 6 no. Three beds) with balconies to the south, east and west elevations, and communal roof terraces, all over a basement comprising 74 no. Bicycle parking spaces, bin stores, plant room, and stores and ancillary service areas for the commercial unit, 10 no. Bicycle parking spaces at ground floor level for staff, and 6 no. External bicycle parking spaces for visitors (adjoining jamestown road), and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development.
Built & 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 received19 April 2023
- Decision due13 June 2023
- Decision issued12 June 2023
- Permission expiry2 September 2028
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