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St Marys Hospital, Dublin Road, Drogheda

Construction of a single-storey Community Nursing Unit at St Marys Hospital.

1926 · Louth County Council · Lodged 18 January 2019

Reference: 1926
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 January 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought for a 2,258sq.m single-storey Community Nursing Unit (CNU) on a 2.8-hectare site. The facility will feature 3 residential households with 10 en-suite bedrooms each, communal areas, a staff hub, landscaped courtyards, and 72 parking spaces.

Infrastructurehealthcarenursing homehospital

Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,258 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on a site measuring approximately 2.8 hectares, consisting of (i) construction of a single storey community nursing unit (cnu) 2,258sq. M gross internal floor area, with associated external signage. The constituent elements of the new cnu comprise (a) 3 no. Residential households consisting of 10 no. Bedrooms per house. Each bedroom is provided with accessible en-suite facilities. Households also have assisted bathrooms, quiet rooms and support accommodation; (b) communal entrance area with reception and shared facilities; (c) large living/dining/kitchen areas located at centre of each household; (d) multipurpose room; (e) dedicated staff hub with rest/meeting room, changing areas and associated toilets; (f) covered ambulatory/walkway and landscaped courtyards; (ii) site development works include revisions to existing vehicular and pedestrian arrangements to provide 8 no. Universally accessible parking spaces, 64 no. Standard car parking spaces and drop off zones. A seperate internal road has also been proposed for servicing/deliveries to the new cnu. The proposed development also includes hard & soft landscaping (including courtyards, external site works and site attenuation), and associated site development and services works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community FacilitiesCI

“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
St Annes, Dublin Rd, Drogheda	May 2025	€470,000	117 m
8 Pine Hamlett, Drogheda, Co Louth	Jan 2025	€215,000	141 m
1 The Courtyard, Marsh Road, Drogheda	Dec 2025	€195,000	165 m
2 Riverside, Marsh Rd, Drogheda	Apr 2026	€300,000	183 m
10 The Arches, Marsh Road, Co. Louth	Feb 2025	€260,000	230 m
134 Bryanstown Manor, Dublin Rd, Drogheda	Dec 2025	€323,000	256 m
147 Bryanstown Manor, Dublin Rd, Drogheda	Jun 2025	€220,000	259 m
148 Bryanstown Manor, Dublin Rd, Drogheda	Feb 2025	€255,000	259 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.

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Application received18 January 2019

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