Dublin City Council · 3036/16 · Standard

Apollo House

58 homes12 storeysDublin City Council

All 58 permitted homes are built (Q2 2025).

Also known as Screen Cinema, College House.

Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2025

All 58 permitted homes are built (Q2 2025).

58

homes proposed

58

homes permitted

58

homes started on site

58

homes completed

completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 58 apartments permitted

Source: 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline (Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin councils) · fetched 27 Sept 2026 · latest return Q2 2025

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Status: Completed · activity on site: completed
Decision: Approved · 14 Jun 2017
Size: 58 homes · up to 12 storeys
Site: 2,955 m²
Commission case: ABP-247907-16 · Approved

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The scheme

The proposal involves the demolition of existing buildings at Apollo House, Tara Street, and the surrounding sites including the Screen Cinema and College House. A new commercial office building ranging from 5 to 12 storeys in height is planned for the 0.2925 hectare site.

it involves the redevelopment of a prominent city centre site

Summary from the councils' pipeline record.

The site 2,955 m²

Boundary of Apollo House as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.

Planning applications inside the site 3 applications in the last 10 years

Appeals inside the site 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála

OtherMetrolink. Estuary through Swords, Dublin Airport, Ballymun, Glasnevin and City Centre to Charlemont, Co. DublinSID (Not incl LAP SID cases) · Dublin City Council · lodged 30 Sept 2022 · decided 30 Sept 2025

Building work started inside the site 1 commencement notice

CommencedSite of 0.64 ha at former Apollo House, Tara Street, Dublin 2,9-15 Townsend Street & 31-33 Tara Street,incl.former Long Stone Pub & Brokerage Apartment Building;former College House, Nos. 2-3 Townsend Street, former Screen Cinema,16-19 Hawkins Streetnotice 24 Jul 2025 · Dublin City Council · for 3684/21

Planning timeline 8 steps

6 Feb 2016
Application lodged — Standard
16 Dec 2016
Council decision — Grant
16 Dec 2016
Final approval
25 Jan 2017
Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-247907-16
14 Jun 2017
Commission decision — Granted
Q1 2024
Building started
Q2 2025
Site completed — Site completed
11 Mar 2027
Approval runs out (estimate)

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Dublin Arch · 187 homes · 16 storeys · 794 m away
Mary's Lane, Halston Street and Little Green Street Site · 64 homes · 8 storeys · 1.0 km away
Fegan's, Chancery Street · 12 homes · 6 storeys · 1.1 km away
1-6 Beresford Street · 189 homes · 12 storeys · 1.1 km away
49-53 North Great Charles Street · 52 homes · 6 storeys · 1.2 km away

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Living near Apollo House?

Its progress and every other plan around it.

Source: An Coimisiún Pleanála, Cases 2016 onwards

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