GrantedCommercialDecided 4 April 2023

Sports Surgery Clinic, Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dubin 9

A large four-storey extension to the Sports Surgery Clinic with an extended basement and parking.

F22A/0591 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 10 March 2023

Reference: F22A/0591
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 March 2023

Summary

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The project consists of a 6,365 sq. m. extension to the existing clinic, built over 4 storeys plus a plant room. It includes an extended basement with 135 new car parking spaces, a new main entrance, cafe, consulting rooms, operating theatres, and recovery beds.

Commercialhospitalextensionmedical

Storeys: 5
Floor area: 6,365 m²

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Official record

Development description

An extension to the existing sports surgery clinic comprising c. 6,365sq. M accommodated in 4 storeys plus plant room (5-storey equivalent) with an overall height of c. 19.2m over a c. 4,696sq. M extended basement. The proposed extension will include the following elements: (a) at basement level relocation of 3 no. Car parking spaces from existing basement and the provision of 135 no. New car (including 3 no. Disabled) parking spaces, 36 no. New bicycle parking spaces, plant, lift lobbies and stair cores; {b) at level 1 provision of new main entrance to clinic, reception area, cafe (c. 355sq. M), 5 no. Consulting rooms, 8 no. Physiotherapy treatment beds, treatment area, 1 no. Injection bed, pharmacy (c. 28sq. M), waiting areas, stores, offices, staff areas, welfare facilities, internal landscaped courtyard, lift lobbies and stair cores; (c) at level 2 provision of reception area, 4 no. 2-bed rooms, 1 no. Consultant room, 13 no. Day care beds, duty bases, 7 no. Recovery beds, 3 no. Operating theatres, preparation rooms, stores, waiting areas, discharge lounge, stores, staff areas, welfare facilities, lift lobbies and stair cores; (d) at level 3 provision of 6 no. Consultant rooms, waiting areas, 12 no. 1-bed rooms, 5 no. 2-bed rooms, duty base, offices, stores, lift lobbies and stair cores; (e) at level 4 provision of 6 no. Consultant rooms, waiting areas, 12 no. 1-bed rooms, 5 no. 2-bed rooms, duty base, offices, stores, lift lobbies and stair cores; and; (f) at level 5 provision of c. 125sq. M screen plant area, lift overrun and maintenance access. The development will also include: reconfiguration of main access to clinic, set down area, ramped access to basement and access to surface car parking as permitted under reg. Ref. F18a/o675; relocation of 2 no. Existing surface car parking spaces to facilitate the relocation of ancillary equipment and services to the rear to include relocation of existing bulk gas storage tank, existing generator and fuel tank to the rear and north of the clinic adjacent to the existing permitted waste compound; demolition and relocation of the existing esb substation (c. 22sq. M) to north of the reconfigured main entrance; provision of a new manifold building (c. 18sq. M); extension to existing surface car park to provide an additional 29 no. Surface car parking spaces; and; all landscape works, drainage, attenuation, lighting, boundary treatments and ancillary site works. Ai received 06/03/2023 sai received 10/03/23

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MRE - Metro and Rail Economic CorridorRE

“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
321 Carrington, Northwood, Santry Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€365,000	131 m
Apt 317, Carrington, Santry Dublin 9	Nov 2025	€330,000	131 m
306 Carrington Block H, Northwood, Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€380,000	133 m
2 The Alders Carrington, Northwood, Santry	Dec 2025	€296,000	153 m
31 Cedarview, Northwood, Santry Demesne	Oct 2025	€611,000	154 m
Apt 172 Block D, Carrington, Northwood Santry	Dec 2025	€405,000	171 m
26 Carrington Park Block A, Northwood, Santry Dublin 9	Nov 2025	€360,000	172 m
156 The Oaks, Carrington, Santry Woods	Oct 2025	€235,869	188 m

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Application received10 March 2023
Decision due6 April 2023
Decision issued4 April 2023

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