The Drake Inn, 59-60, Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
Demolition of The Drake Inn to build a seven-storey mixed-use building with 37 apartments, a retail unit, and a gastropub.
4567/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 November 2019
- Reference
- 4567/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the existing commercial building at the former Drake Inn site. In its place, a six-storey over basement building will be constructed, featuring a ground-floor retail unit, a gastropub, and 37 apartments with balconies and a communal roof terrace.
- Residential units
- 37
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought by mulsh sarl for development at a site formerly known as the drake inn, 59-60 main street, finglas, dublin 11 (located at the junction of main street and jamestown road, and bounded by 61 main street to the west, 66 main street to the west and 5 jamestown road to the north). The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing two-storey over part basement (three storey), terraced, commercial building and the construction of a six-storey over full basement (seven storey) terraced mixed-use building consisting of 1 no. Retail unit and 1 no. Gastropub/restaurant at ground floor level, and a total of 37 no. Apartments over five floors (16 no. One beds and 21 no. Two beds) with balconies to north, south, east and west elevations, and a communal roof terrace, all over a basement comprising 82 no. Bicycle parking spaces, bin stores, plant room, and a kitchen, stores and ancillary service areas for commercial units, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development.
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 | 130 m |
| 20 The Lawn, Church Rd, Finglas East Dublin 11 | Feb 2025 | €475,000 | 146 m |
| 38 Jamestown Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2026 | €430,000 | 203 m |
| 5 Georges Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Apr 2025 | €400,000 | 206 m |
| 40 Jamestown Rd, Finglas East, Dublin 11 | Oct 2025 | €335,000 | 211 m |
| 15 St Canices Sq, Church St, Finglas Dublin 11 | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 226 m |
| 9a St Canices Sq, Church St, Dublin 11 | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 226 m |
| 16 North Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11 | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 229 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 received28 November 2019
- Decision due31 January 2020
- Decision issued31 January 2020
- Appeal submitted3 March 2020
- Appeal decided20 October 2020
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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