InvalidApartmentsDecided 17 January 2022

The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street and Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

Demolition of a bar and construction of a five-storey building with 48 apartments and ground-floor commercial units.

4204/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 December 2021

Reference: 4204/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 December 2021

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the existing two-storey Bottom of the Hill Bar building. A new five-storey over basement mixed-use development will be constructed, featuring 48 apartments, a hospitality unit, a retail unit, and 31 car parking spaces.

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Residential units: 48
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission
To demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and take-away and
For the construction of a new commercial / residential mixed-use development, consisting of a 5-storey over basement structure containing 240 sq. M hospitality/commercial unit at ground level with a 142 sq. M basement, a 140 sq. M retail unit also at ground floor, 48 no. Apartments over 4 storeys, with balconies (3 no. 3-bed, 31 no. 2-bed, 14 no. 1-bed units), public and communal open space at first floor plaza level, communal open space at fourth floor level, pedestrian access at main street and ballygall road, a total of 31 car parking spaces and 106 bicycle parking spaces at ground level, vehicular access from main street and vehicular exit onto ballygall road, waste storage, ancillary site development works, associated services and landscaping, all at the bottom of the hill bar, main street & ballygall road, finglas, dublin 11, adjacent to a protected structure (rps no. 4850 in the dublin city development plan 2016-2022)

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
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

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received23 December 2021
Decision due25 February 2022
Decision issued17 January 2022

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