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The Brabazon Nursing Home, Brabazon House, 2 Gilford Road, Dublin 4, D04TN93

Extensions and alterations to a nursing home including a new activity room, lift building, and staff facilities.

3328/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 March 2024

Reference: 3328/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 5 March 2024

Summary

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The project at Brabazon Nursing Home includes a new single-storey activity room, a two-storey lift building, and a day room extension. It also proposes new first-floor staff changing facilities, kitchen extensions, and associated internal and external alterations.

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Official record

Development description

Planning permiaaion for a) a new single storey 90m2 activity room connected to existing dining room to provide a new activity room, accessible toilet, storage area and new pantry kitchen with a screened high level sprinkler tank area at roof level including all necessary alterations to existing dining room and pergola to walkway; b) new two storey lift building and associated lobbies at ground and first floor including all necessary alterations to the existing two storey bedroom wings; c) 12m2 extension to the existing day room; d) new 87m2 staff changing facilities and ancillary storage area at first floor level over existing administrative offices including demolition of existing male changing area and adjacent cleaners store including all associated internal and external alterations; e) 4 no. New rooflights to the existing dining room; f) 28m2 infill extension to provide new access lobby and extension to the existing kitchen and associated alterations to both existing kitchen and alterations to the existing adjacent accommodation to provide a new sluice room, cleaning store, accessible toilet and shower room, accessible bathroom, wheelchair and hoist storage and access to the day room; g) all associated external alterations to foul and surface water drainage h) removal of existing marquee containing dining facilities erected as a temporary health measure to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Gilford Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€945,000	67 m
4 Myross Mews, Strand Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€530,000	94 m
2 Gilford Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€725,000	100 m
4 Gilford Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€925,000	100 m
85a Strand Rd, Sandymount, Strand Rd Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€705,000	101 m
47 Strand Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€1,060,000	109 m
6 Gilford Terrace, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€530,000	120 m
Waverley, 20 Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€1,300,000	125 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received5 March 2024
Decision due29 April 2024
Decision issued8 March 2024

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