GrantedApartmentsDecided 10 March 2025

The Speaker Connolly Tavern, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24E400.

Demolition of the Speaker Connolly pub to build a 4 to 6 storey building with 55 apartments and commercial units.

SD24A/0228W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 February 2025

Reference: SD24A/0228W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 12 February 2025

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of the existing Speaker Connolly public house and ancillary structures. In its place, a new building ranging from 4 to 6 storeys will be constructed, containing 55 apartments, a new public house and restaurant, a cafe, a beauty salon, a medical centre, and a gym.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionpub redevelopmentmixed use

Residential units: 55
Storeys: 6
Floor area: 7,351 m²

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Official record

Development description

Seabren developments limited intend to apply to south dublin county council for planning permission at the speaker connolly tavern. The site is bounded by firhouse road to the northwest, ballycullen avenue to the northeast, firhouse shopping centre and car park to the south and neighbourhood shops to the east of the site. Vehicular access to the site will be from the existing vehicular access on ballycullen avenue with the existing right of way to and from the supervalu shopping centre maintained. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the speaker connolly public house including the part single part two storey public house, and ancillary stores and structures (c. 411sqm), on a development site of 0.323 hectares (overall site area 0.332 ha), and the development of 55 residential units together with commercial uses (gross floor area 7351.4 sq. M. ) all in one building ranging in height from 4 to 6 storeys and part basement, comprising
17 one bed apartments
38 two bed apartments
1 no. Public house and restaurant (c. 457.9 sq. M), 1 no. Cafe (c. 72 sq. M) and 1 no. Beauty salon 27sq. M at ground floor level
1 no. Medical centre 144sq. M and 1 no. Gym 114.8 sq. M at first floor level
Existing basement will be used as a plant room (c. 127.6 sq. M). The works include removal of the boundary wall along ballycullen avenue, reconfiguration of the existing entrance, access road and public footpath and use of the existing internal access road including the vehicular link between ballycullen avenue and the firhouse shopping centre. The development will also consist of the provision of enhanced pedestrian infrastructure, provision of communal open space (c. 297 sq. M) at podium level and related play areas, public open space (c. 390 )including hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, street furniture, car parking along the internal access road (2 visitor spaces), below podium car parking (25 no. Spaces, including 2 accessible spaces and 2 car share spaces), electric vehicle charging points (4. No. Of spaces ), bicycle parking (104 long stay, 48 short stay spaces and 4 cargo bike spaces), esb substation and electrical services area, piped infrastructural services and connections to existing public services, ducting; plant, waste management provision, suds measures including green/blue roofs, stormwater management, signage; public lighting, solar panels as well as telecommunications infrastructure including 18 no. Antennas enclosed in 9 no. Shrouds and 6 no. Transmission dishes, together with all associated equipment and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below ground. An coimisiún pleanála-322215-25 condition 10

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

DCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

Objective set by the South Dublin County 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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 20, Killininny Court, Ballycullen Avenot full market price	Jul 2025	€220,000	86 m
3 Killininny Court, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24	May 2025	€250,000	86 m
38 Killininny Court, Ballycullen Ave, Firhouse Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€247,500	146 m
19 Kilakee Walk, Firhouse, Dublin 24	May 2025	€359,625	207 m
Larkrise, Firhouse Rd, Dublin	Aug 2025	€850,000	261 m
37 Killakee Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€380,000	307 m
59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price	Feb 2026	€200,000	318 m
49 Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin	Jul 2025	€550,000	334 m

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Key dates

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Application received12 February 2025
Decision due10 December 2024
Decision issued10 March 2025
Appeal submitted7 April 2025
Appeal decided11 August 2025

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