Site of 0.64 ha at former Apollo House, Tara Street, Dublin 2, 9-15 Townsend Street & 31-33 Tara Street, incl.former Long Stone Pub & Brokerage Apartment Building;former College House, Nos. 2-3 Townsend Street, former Screen Cinema, 16-19 Hawkins Street
Amendments to the permitted redevelopment of the former Apollo House and Screen Cinema site.
3684/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 October 2021
- Reference
- 3684/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to a previously permitted large-scale redevelopment scheme. The changes include modifications to the basement layout to increase car parking spaces from 39 to 55.
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
- We, college square gp3 limited, intend to apply for permission for development at a site of 0.64 ha at the former apollo house, tara street (do2 n920); 9-15 townsend street and 31-33 tara street, incl. The former long stone pub (d02 fe00) and the brokerage apartment building; the former college house, nos. 2-3 townsend street, (d02 f990), and the former screen cinema, 16-19 hawkins street (do2 dp65), dublin
- The site is bounded by townsend street to the south, tara street to the east, hawkins street to the west, hawkins house to the north and west and poolbeg street to the north. The development consists of amendments and additions to the previously permitted redevelopment of the former college house and the former screen cinema (dcc reg. Ref: 3637/17, abp ref: pl29s. 300709) and the former apollo house (dcc reg. Ref. : 3036/16, abp ref: pl29s. 247907) and as amended by dcc reg. Ref. : 2415/19, dcc reg. Ref. : 4170/19, abp ref: pl29s. 306335 and dcc reg. Ref. : 2583/20 as follows
- The proposed development consists of amendments to the permitted basement
- 2 layout including the increase in car parking from 39 spaces to 55 spaces (allowing for
- No car sharing spaces, 5 no. Car spaces for shared commercial and residential use and 6 no. Car spaces for the commercial offices) and designation of areas within the basement for cargo bikes, e-bikes/e-scooter parking and charging facilities
- The proposed development also includes for an additional floor of development in the permitted build-to-rent residential accommodation building increasing permitted overall scheme height from 21 storeys (78.95 m above street level) to 22 storeys (82.1 m above street level) and increasing the no. Of residential units from 54 no. Build-to-rent units (45 no. 1 bedroom and 9 no. 2 bedroom) to 58 build-to-rent no. Units (48 no. 1 bedroom and 10 no. 2 bedroom). The proposed development also includes for a relocation of the permitted communal internal residential amenity space from the proposed 21st floor (previously permitted 20th floor) to the 11th floor including conversion of roof area at 11th floor, on the southern elevation of the residential building, into external landscaped residential amenity space. The proposed amendments results in a total of 4 additional residential units
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 October 2023.
Notified floor area: 1,755 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 13, Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €340,000 | 84 m |
| 29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 84 m |
| 43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €411,000 | 84 m |
| 34 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €422,500 | 84 m |
| 63 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €701,000 | 84 m |
| 32 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €395,000 | 84 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 97 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 received13 October 2021
- Further information requested7 December 2021
- Further information received9 February 2022
- Decision due8 March 2022
- Decision issued8 March 2022
- Grant issued25 April 2022
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2583/20Dublin CityLodged 26 Mar 2020Commercial
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2415/19Dublin CityLodged 4 Mar 2019Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development at a site of 0.5 ha at Apollo House, Tara St (D02 N920); 9-11 Townsend St (incl.…
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3668/19Dublin CityLodged 1 Aug 2019Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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St. (incl. The Long Stone Pub) (D02 FE00; College House, Nos. 2-3 Townsend St. (D02 F990) & the Screen Cinema, 16-19 Hawkins St. (D02 DP65), Dublin 2.
4170/19Dublin CityLodged 9 Oct 2019Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
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2907/19Dublin CityLodged 2 May 2019Commercial
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