St. Pappin's Nursing Home, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9, D09 DX39
Demolition of a garden room and construction of a 60-bedroom extension to a nursing home.
2001/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 January 2020
- Reference
- 2001/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a 15 sq.m. garden room and the construction of a part-single, part-two, and part-five storey 60-bedroom extension to St. Pappin's Nursing Home, which is a protected structure. The works also include 12 additional car parking spaces, cycle parking, and landscaping.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 3,160 m²
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the development will consist of (a) demolition of existing single storey 'garden room' (15 sq. M. ) and (b) the construction of a 60 no bedroom extension (3160 sq. M. ) to the front (west) and side (north) of the existing st pappin's nursing home, part of which is a protected structure. The proposed extension will be part single storey, part 2 storey and part 5 storey building, all flat roof, and will contain 12 no single bedrooms on each floor level as well as ancillary accommodation comprising living rooms, dining rooms, toilets and stores. (c) site works will comprise redesign of the existing site layout to provide 12 additional car parking spaces, new cycle parking facilities, replacement of boundary fence abutting west boundary wall onto ballymun road, and landscaping to incorporate amenity garden space for residents (d) mains drainage and sustainable drainage systems, and ancillary site works.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 The Plaza, Coultry Mews, Main St Dublin 11 | Aug 2025 | €287,500 | 53 m |
| 43 Coultry Gardens, Ballymun, Dublin 09 | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 75 m |
| 46 Coultry Gardens, Ballymun, Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €375,500 | 90 m |
| 24 The Goulding, Santry Cross, Dublin 9 | Oct 2025 | €304,000 | 103 m |
| 22 The Claremont, Santry Cross, Santry Ave Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €303,000 | 143 m |
| Apt 17 The Kilmore, Santry Cross, Santry Ave | Aug 2025 | €298,000 | 143 m |
| 19 The Landey, Santry Cross, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 145 m |
| 36 The Turnpike, Santry Cross, Santry Dublin 9 | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 147 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 received2 January 2020
- Decision due26 February 2020
- Decision issued26 February 2020
- Appeal submitted11 May 2020
- Appeal decided21 September 2020
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