Ballynakelly & Rathcreedan, Newcastle, Co Dublin.
Extension of duration for a 255-bedroom hotel development with a helipad in Newcastle.
SD06A/0659/EP · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 December 2011
- Reference
- SD06A/0659/EP
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Extension Of Duration Of Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2011
- Floor area
- 28476 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks an extension of duration for a major hotel development. The project features a 255-bedroom hotel across multiple levels, a spa-leisure centre, an aquarium, a helipad, and 680 underground parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 6
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
Development comprising of construction of 255 bedroom hotel in a new landmark building consisting of sub-basement and basement, ground floor and five upper floors, including reception and foyer, circulation areas, hotel offices and storage areas, hotel shop, restaurant, bar, residents bar, grill, kitchens, staff rooms, spa-leisure centre, treatment rooms, aquarium, functions areas, multimedia centre and meeting rooms, toilets and hotel services areas; total hotel development area is approx. 28,476sq. M. ; helipad; hotel signage; 680 underground car parking spaces and also 5 no. Coach spaces and 50 bicycle spaces; new 9.0 metre wide vehicular, cycleway and pedestrian access approx. 900 metres length from a new roundabout on newcastle road (r120) in vicinity of newcastle manor housing estate, and to include relocation of existing access road serving dwelling of j. & k. Janssens and also the farmhouse and farmyard; fire tender access road; site development and landscape works; all on a site of approx. 8.83 hectares.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Ballynakelly Green, Newcastleprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €499,600 | 293 m |
| 3 Ballynakelly Court, Newcastle, Co Dublin | Jun 2026 | €315,000 | 332 m |
| 1 Ballynakelly Rise, Newcastle, Dublin | May 2026 | €361,000 | 344 m |
| 4 Ballynakelly Rise, Newcastle Lyons, Newcastle | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 357 m |
| 33 Newcastle Boulevard, Newcastle, Dublin 22 | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 364 m |
| 13-24 Graydon Court, 101 104 105 107 109 111 And Others, Newcastle Boulevardprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,057,269 | 422 m |
| 5 Ballynakelly Mews, Newcastle, County Dublin | Jun 2026 | €440,000 | 446 m |
| 7 Lyons St, Newcastle Lyons, Newcastle | Dec 2025 | €405,000 | 448 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 received19 December 2011
- Decision due21 February 2012
- Decision issued16 February 2012
- Grant issued16 February 2012
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