The Ivy House, 114, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Expansion of a public house into an adjacent vacant retail unit, including demolition and rebuilding of a side extension.
3889/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 September 2018
- Reference
- 3889/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at The Ivy House public house consists of changing the use of a vacant ground-floor retail unit to a public house. It also includes the demolition and reinstatement of a 50 square metre single-storey side extension, refurbishment of the ground floor, and a new shopfront.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 131 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for development at the ivy house, an existing 3 storey public house at 114 drumcondra road upper, drumcondra, dublin
- The development will consist of
- Change of use of vacant unit (part of 114 drumcondra road upper) at ground level from retail to public house
- The demolition and reinstatement of 50m2 single storey side extension
- Refurbishment and alterations of a further 81m2 of the existing ground floor
- New shopfront treatment at street level
- Signage and ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €1,100,000 | 67 m |
| 37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9 | Oct 2025 | €1,240,825 | 88 m |
| 37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €1,207,825 | 88 m |
| 5 Clonturk Court, Clonturk Avenue, Drumcondra | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 92 m |
| 41 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Dublin 9, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,385,000 | 98 m |
| 9 Church View, Church Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €405,000 | 105 m |
| 1 Clonturk Court, Clonturk Avenue, Drumcondra | Apr 2025 | €340,000 | 109 m |
| 2 All Hallows Sq, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Mar 2025 | €705,000 | 120 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 September 2018
- Further information requested31 October 2018
- Further information received19 November 2018
- Decision due16 December 2018
- Decision issued13 December 2018
- Grant issued23 May 2019
- Appeal submitted24 January 2019
- Appeal decided23 May 2019
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