St Joseph's Care Centre, Dublin Road Glack & Deanscurragh, Longford
A new 43-unit residential care extension, energy centre, maintenance complex, and car park at St Joseph's Care Centre.
20170 · Longford County Council · Lodged 30 July 2020
- Reference
- 20170
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a major single-storey extension to provide 43 residential units with en-suite bedrooms, day rooms, and therapy rooms. The project also includes a new energy centre, a maintenance building complex, a new car park, and the demolition of several existing residential units and utility buildings.
- Residential units
- 43
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Construction of a new single storey extension to provide a new 43 residential unit on the west side of the campus incorporating en-suite bedrooms, day rooms, dining rooms, activity and therapy rooms, staff support rooms, a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the care centre, construction of a new single storey extension to provide a new energy centre, construction of a new single storey building complex to the south of the campus incorporating maintenance facilities, esb transformer and external compound, part refurbishment of the existing residential/miscellaneous accommodation including construction of a new single storey link building connecting residential accommodation at the rear of the site to the main care centre building, construction of a new carpark on east side of the campus, reconfiguration of the existing access road network and associated landscaping works. Application includes the retention of the existing cabins to the front of the outpatients building. Associated site works include the demolition of a st teresa's residential unit, other residential/miscellaneous accommodation, maintenance buildings, esb transformer building and existing central boiler house. Proposal is within the curtilage of protected structure nos. 104 and 105
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To primarily provide for educational, health, social, cultural, religious and community facilities”
National zoning type: Health and related
Objective set by the LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Fitzgerald House, Leader Park, Dublin Rd Longford Town | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 120 m |
| Parkers, Dublin Road, Longford | Mar 2026 | €30,000 | 138 m |
| 44 D�n Darrach, Dublin Road, County Longford | Feb 2026 | €80,000 | 138 m |
| 41 Teffia Park, Longford, Longford | Feb 2025 | €120,000 | 219 m |
| 1 Midara Gardens, Longford, Longford | Nov 2025 | €207,000 | 276 m |
| 82 Teffiapark, Longford, Longford | Feb 2025 | €173,000 | 304 m |
| 24 Teffia Park, Longford, Longford | May 2026 | €191,000 | 320 m |
| 38 Springlawn, Longfordnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €96,000 | 327 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 received30 July 2020
- Further information requested21 September 2020
- Further information received21 January 2021
- Decision due17 February 2021
- Decision issued12 February 2021
- Grant issued19 March 2021
- Permission expiry18 March 2026
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