Bottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street, & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Demolition of the Bottom of the Hill Bar to build a six-storey building with 51 apartments and ground floor commercial units.
3709/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 November 2020
- Reference
- 3709/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis proposal seeks to demolish the existing two-storey bar, restaurant, bookmakers, and takeaway building. In its place, a six-storey over basement mixed-use development will be built, containing 51 apartments, a bar/restaurant, and a retail unit.
- Residential units
- 51
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Permission to demolish existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers, and takeaway and construction of a new commercial/residential mixed-use development, consisting of a 6-storey over basement structure containing 497.8sqm bar / restaurant commercial unit at ground level with a 158sqm basement together with a 73.6sqm retail unit also at ground floor, 51 no. Apartments over 5 storeys (14 no. 3-bed, 24 no. 2-bed, 13 no. 1-bed units) with balconies facing east/west/south/north, pedestrian entrances at main street and ballygall road, providing a total of 31 car parking spaces at ground level and 168 bicycle parking spaces accessed from the main street, together with ancillary works, associated services and landscaping. All adjacent to a protected structure (rps no. 2669) in the dublin city development plan 2016-2022.
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 | 133 m |
| 32 Finn Eber Fort, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jul 2025 | €433,000 | 133 m |
| 98 Ballygall Crescent, Finglas East, Dublin 11 | Feb 2026 | €466,000 | 145 m |
| 14 Finneber Fort, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 185 m |
| 181 Ballygallparade, Finglash, Dublin | May 2025 | €360,000 | 187 m |
| 169 Ballygall Parade, Finglas East, Dublin 11 | Jul 2025 | €391,000 | 203 m |
| 15 St Canices Sq, Church St, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 205 m |
| 9a St Canices Sq, Church St, Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 205 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 received10 November 2020
- Decision due13 January 2021
- Decision issued9 December 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission to demolish existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and…
Bottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street, & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
3983/20Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2020Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission — to demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and…
The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street and Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
4204/21Dublin CityLodged 23 Dec 2021Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Planning Permission — to demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and…
The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
4704/22Dublin CityLodged 22 Aug 2022Apartments
- Granted40 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION is sought for partial 1st floor extension and winter garden over existing ground floor…
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WEB1052/25Dublin CityLodged 13 Jan 2025Apartments
- Invalid50 m away
Planning permission for development on Ballygall Road West, Finglas, Dublin — The proposed site is .075…
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3213/22Dublin CityLodged 4 Feb 2022Apartments
- Invalid50 m away
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Ballygall Road West, Finglas, Dublin 11
3094/22Dublin CityLodged 20 Jan 2022Apartments
- Granted60 m away
RETENTION: The retention of the existing scrolling internally illuminated double sided ‘Metropole’…
On the public footpath on Finglas Road (N2) at the junction with Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
WEB2085/23Dublin CityLodged 11 Dec 2023Retention
- Invalid60 m away
The retention of the existing scrolling internally illuminated double sided 'Metropole' advertising display…
On the public footpath on Finglas Road (N2) at the junction with Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11.
WEB1920/23Dublin CityLodged 24 Oct 2023Retention
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