GrantedCommercialDecided 14 August 2024

Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, (Townland of Abbotstown)

Demolition of existing structures and construction of a new four-storey Health Centre at Connolly Hospital.

FW24A/0154 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 12 April 2024

Reference: FW24A/0154
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 April 2024

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of approximately 531 sq.m of existing buildings to facilitate a new 4,176 sq.m four-storey Health Centre. The new facility will house a Dental Educational Centre with 40 clinical dental chairs on the lower floors, and medical clinical facilities on the upper floors.

Commercialhospitalhealthdentaldemolition

Storeys: 4
Floor area: 4,176 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development includes the demolition of parts of the existing buildings (approx. 531 sq. M gfa) and associated shed on site, together with site clearance (including tree removal) and ground works to facilitate the proposed development. Other works include the making good of the southern elevation of the existing rcsi g. E. M building and the rear (eastern) elevation of the existing hse academic building that are affected by the proposed demolition works. The proposed redevelopment of the site comprises the provision of a new 4-storey health centre building (with a total floor area of 4,176 sq. M gfa) that includes a dental educational centre (dec) with 40 no. Clinical dental chairs for patient treatment, practical work and training to be carried out by dental students in a supervised setting, at ground and first floor levels together with associated reception and waiting areas; clinical service facilities; staff facilities; toilets and changing facilities; and, plant and storage rooms. The proposed second and third floor levels will accommodate medical clinical facilities (consultation / examination rooms) and associated facilities to include waiting areas, meeting rooms / offices, toilets and changing areas, and storage rooms for existing hse services (rheumatology and endocrinology) that will be relocated from within the connolly hospital campus to the proposed building. Provision is made for a combination of open rooftop plant and enclosed plant rooms that are screened at rooftop level. The proposed building is located on part of the site of the permitted erc development under fcc reg. Ref. Fw21a/0078. The proposed development includes amendments to the permitted ancillary car park, cycle parking and waste management facilities permitted under fcc reg. Ref. Fw21a/0078 to include
The relocation of the 34 no. Permitted car parking spaces to a new reconfigured and amalgamated surface level car park (to include lands to the front and rear of the existing hse academic building) to provide a total of 44 no. Car parking spaces (including 6 no. Universally designed ev parking / charging bays) to serve both the permitted erc development and proposed dec development. Provision is also made for 5 no. Motorcycle spaces
The omission of the permitted waste management facilities which will be accommodated within an existing waste storage facility at the northern end of the site
Internal and external amendments to the layout of the permitted bicycle store to provide a chemical storeroom and refuse / bin store together with the relocation of 36 no. Permitted long stay cycle storage spaces and 18 no. Short stay cycle storage spaces (9 no. Sheffield stands) to new bicycle storage facilities with capacity for 100 no. Long stay bicycle spaces together with the provision of 100 no. Short term bicycle storage spaces (50 no. Sheffield stands). Other proposed site works include site clearance and ground works, landscaping works and provision of external lighting and associated infrastructure provision to serve the car park (including underground surface water storage attenuation tank) together with the alterations to the layout to the existing waste storage compound, which includes the removal of the existing fence and gate to the waste compound area and the erection of a new gated entrance and wall enclosure to the revised waste storage compound at the northern end of the site. Provision is made for a new detached single storey plant and refuse storeroom (approximately 98 sq. M) to the north of the proposed health centre building. Two wall mounted, back-lit signs are proposed to the western elevation - one at ground floor level above the proposed building entrance (comprising standard rcsi logo and lettering, measuring h. 670mm x 4100mm and another at third floor level (comprising standard hse and rcsi coloured logo and lettering measuring h. 1400mm x 5400mm). Ai received 18/07/24

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CI - Community InfrastructureCI

“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure”

National zoning type: Community facilities

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 17 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 4,176 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
73 Erris Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Feb 2025	€425,000	269 m
34 Erris Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Nov 2025	€312,000	285 m
99 Erris Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Jan 2025	€411,000	286 m
28 Brandon Square, Waterville, Dublin15	May 2026	€655,000	310 m
10 Erris Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Dec 2025	€409,000	343 m
24 Achill Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown Dublin 15	Apr 2026	€382,000	347 m
18 Achill Sq, Waterville, Dublin 15	Jul 2025	€365,000	358 m
1 Erris Sq, Waterville, Blanchardstown	Feb 2026	€350,000	363 m

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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 received12 April 2024
Decision due14 August 2024
Decision issued14 August 2024

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