GrantedCommercialDecided 24 November 2021

The Black Forge Inn, Nos.163/165 Drimnagh Road, Dublin 12 D12PH32, No. 161 Drimnagh Road, Dublin 12 D12X439 and to the rear of No. 159 Drimnagh Road D12 P289

Extensions and alterations to the Black Forge Inn to provide new indoor and outdoor dining areas.

3612/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 September 2021

Reference: 3612/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 30 September 2021

Summary

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The development includes a single-storey extension to the east of the public house to accommodate a new indoor dining area, food prep, and storage. It also proposes an outdoor dining area with a canopy, a first-floor rear extension for a lobby, internal alterations, and new signage.

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Floor area: 144 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of: i) provision of a single-storey extension (104.2 sq. M) to the east of existing public house to accommodate additional service and food preparation areas. This element will comprise a) indoor dining area (64.05 sq. M); b) food preparation area; c) storage areas; and d) access corridor. The structure will contain a rooflight. All located to the rear of nos. 163/165 and no. 159 drimnagh road; ii) provision of an outdoor dining area (32.7 sq. M) to the rear of proposed extension with access from the proposed extension and from hughes road. A canopy is proposed over this location; iii) rear extension at first floor level (40.15 sq. M) to provide a lobby to the rear of no. 161 drimnagh road. The rear extension also provides for the refurbishment of the rear fire escape via an external walkway from first floor level; iv) internal alterations at ground and first floor level of existing restaurant including alterations to existing ground floor level kitchen and the provision of a new door and removal of existing window at first floor level; v) provision of signage to the rear including backlit, mounted letters and internally lit roundel projecting sign; vi) the development also includes all landscaping; boundary treatments; suds drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“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.

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 17 August 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 277 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18a Lansdowne Valley, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Mar 2025	€328,000	90 m
14 Balfe Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jul 2025	€332,000	101 m
135 Brandon Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€448,000	118 m
133 Drimnagh Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€645,000	119 m
Ioc Lansdowne Valley Drimnagh, Dublin 12, Dublin	Mar 2026	€250,000	131 m
121 Brandon Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Jun 2026	€478,000	146 m
123 Drimnagh Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Apr 2026	€675,000	151 m
5 Field Ave, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	May 2026	€530,000	161 m

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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

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Application received30 September 2021
Decision due24 November 2021
Decision issued24 November 2021
Grant issued11 January 2022

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