GrantedInfrastructureDecided 7 December 2023

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Cross Lane Moneymore, Drogheda Co. Louth

A two-storey extension is proposed for the Department of Psychiatry at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

2360428 · Louth County Council · Lodged 27 October 2023

Reference: 2360428
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 October 2023

Summary

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The project involves constructing a 1,640.8 sqm two-storey extension to provide 10 inpatient bedrooms on the ground floor and staff offices on the first floor. It also includes roof-level mechanical plant, a PV array, internal alterations to link the buildings, and a reconfigured car park with 86 spaces.

Infrastructurehospitalhealthcareextension

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 1,641 m²

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Development description

Permission for the construction of a new two storey extension to the existing our lady of lourdes hospital department of psychiatry to provide: at ground floor level 10no. Inpatient bedrooms and associated ancillary accommodation; at first floor level, staff offices and ancillary accommodation; at roof level associated mechanical plant within a screen enclosure and pv array; all totalling 1640.8sqm of new floor area along with minor internal and external alteration works to the existing ground and first floors to facilitate linkage to the new development, including minor external modifications to the existing main entrance. Externally the works comprise firstly for the reconfiguration and extension of the existing department of psychiatry car park into the existing cross lanes olol hospital car park to provide a total of 86no. Car spaces comprising 69no. Relocated car spaces and 17no. New additional car spaces for the new extension, 10no. Relocated bicycle parking spaces and 4no. New additional bicycle parking spaces, the local relocation of the access gate and barriers to the existing site access via the cross lane olol hospital car park, and secondly for the extension of the cross lanes olol hospital car park to the north and east, including behind the mayfield estate, to provide 51no. Car spaces relocated from the area occupied by the expanded department of psychiatry car park, together with associated landscaping, site works and site services for all of the above

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“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
5 Mayfield, The Twenties, Drogheda	May 2025	€282,000	181 m
4 Mayfield, Twenties Lane, Drogheda	Sept 2025	€315,000	187 m
Crosslanes, Drogheda, Louth	Dec 2025	€650,000	225 m
15 Belfry Court, Liscorrie, Crosslane	Oct 2025	€387,000	338 m
17 Belfrey Court, Liscorrie, Crosslane	Oct 2025	€388,000	338 m
19 Belfry Court, Liscorrie, Crosslanes	Apr 2026	€418,000	341 m
11 Belfry Court, Liscorrie, Crosslane	Mar 2026	€405,000	344 m
92 Moneymore, Drogheda, Louth	May 2026	€161,000	364 m

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Key dates

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Application received27 October 2023
Decision due21 December 2023
Decision issued7 December 2023
Grant issued16 January 2024
Permission expiry15 January 2029

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