The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Demolition of a commercial building to build a five-storey mixed-use development with 48 apartments and ground-floor retail.
4704/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 August 2022
- Reference
- 4704/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will demolish an existing two-storey bar, restaurant, bookmakers, and takeaway. A new five-storey over part-basement building will be constructed, containing 48 apartments, a hospitality unit, a retail unit, and 31 car parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 48
- Storeys
- 5
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
- Planning permission
- To demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and takeaway and
- For the construction of a new commercial/residential mixed use development, consisting of a 5-storey over part-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 level, 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
“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 received22 August 2022
- Decision due14 October 2022
- Decision issued14 October 2022
- Grant issued29 February 2024
- Appeal submitted16 November 2022
- Appeal decided29 February 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Permission to demolish existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers, and takeaway and…
Bottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street, & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
3709/20Dublin CityLodged 10 Nov 2020Apartments
- 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
- 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
Planning permission for development on Ballygall Road West, Finglas, Dublin — The proposed site is .075…
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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