GrantedCommercialDecided 6 July 2018

Castlecara Road, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Construction of a 123-bed nursing home up to three storeys high in Carrick-on-Shannon.

17160 · Leitrim County Council · Lodged 31 August 2017

Reference: 17160
Authority: Leitrim County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 31 August 2017

Summary

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The development on a 1.33-hectare site will consist of a 123-bed nursing home measuring 7,510 sqm. It will be primarily three storeys in height, reducing to two storeys at the rear, and includes vehicular access, car parking, and landscaping.

Commercialnursing homehealthcare

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 7,510 m²

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

For development of a nursing home. The proposed development on a site measuring 1.33 hectares comprises: the construction of a 123 no. Bed nursing home including support/service, administrative and ancillary areas, which will be primarily three storey in height (with an area to the rear being reduced to two storey) and measuring 7,510 sqm gross floor space, and the construction of a vehicular and pedestrian access to castlecarra road, associated car parking, set down area, service area, hard and soft landscaping / open space and boundary treatments, connection to public services and utilities, drainage works, all other associated and ancillary works in lieu of permission for development of a nursing home. The proposed development on a site measuring 1.33 hectares comprises: the construction of a 135 no. Bed nursing home including support/ service, administrative and ancillary areas, which will be primarily three storey in height (also having a single storey element) and measuring 8,432 sqm gross floor space, and the construction of a vehicular and pedestrian access to castlecara road, associated car parking, set down area, service area, hard and soft landscaping / open space and boundary treatments, connection to public services and utilities, drainage works, all other associated and ancillary works and development above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Social and CommunityCI

“To protect and provide for community, social, recreational and educational services and facilities.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Oak Dr, Drummagh, Summerhill	Dec 2025	€330,000	252 m
44 Drummagh, Carrick On Shannon, Leitrim	Aug 2025	€440,000	429 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 received31 August 2017
Further information requested23 October 2017
Further information received30 May 2018
Decision due10 July 2018
Decision issued6 July 2018
Appeal submitted31 July 2018
Appeal decided20 December 2018

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