The Bottom of the Hill Bar
48 apartments5 storeysFinglas, Dublin City Council
Also known as Main Street & Ballygall Road.
- 22 Aug 2022Received
- 14 Oct 2022Refuse permission
- 10 Nov 2022Appealed
- 29 Feb 2024Appeal: Approved with conditions
- 29 Feb 2024Final approval
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Refuse permission · 14 Oct 2022
- Size
- 48 apartments · up to 5 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments, retail, mixed
- Site
- 1,934 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 315080 · Approved with conditions
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
48 homes permitted; building has not started (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 48 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
The scheme
The proposal involves the demolition of an existing two-storey building to construct a five-storey mixed-use development. The scheme includes 48 apartments, a hospitality unit, and a retail unit at the site of The Bottom of the Hill Bar in Finglas. The development also provides for public and communal open spaces, car parking, and bicycle parking.
it proposes a 48-unit residential and commercial development
What the register says
Planning Permission 1) to demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and takeaway and 2) 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)
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 6 steps
- 22 Aug 2022Application lodged — Standard
- 14 Oct 2022Council decision — Refuse
- 10 Nov 2022Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-315080-22
- 29 Feb 2024Commission decision — Granted
- 29 Feb 2024Final approval
- 13 Apr 2029Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,934 m²
Boundary of The Bottom of the Hill Bar as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 4 applications in the last 10 years
- Appeal decidedThe Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
- WithdrawnThe Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street and Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
- RefusedBottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street, & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
- WithdrawnBottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street, & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Appeals inside the site 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Full planning report for 53.38739, -6.29699
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Bottom of the Hill Bar · 51 homes · 6 storeys · 0 m away
- Bottom of The Hill Bar · 51 homes · 6 storeys · 0 m away
- Tolka Industrial Park · 71 homes · 9 storeys · 1.4 km away
- Rivermount Cottages · 99 homes · 5 storeys · 1.4 km away
- Charlestown Place and St. Margaret's Road · 1.6 km away
- Cappagh Road Development · 351 homes · 1.7 km away
- Charlestown Place · 1.7 km away
- Charlestown Place · 243 homes · 3 storeys · 1.7 km away
Something wrong on this scheme page, or a record you want corrected or removed? Contact us and we will check it against the source.