GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 February 2007

Located in both the townlands of, Kilcarberry And Nangor At Grange Castle, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

A major mixed-use development including a 132-bedroom hotel, leisure centre, crèche, shop, golf clubhouse, and 290 residential units.

SD06A/1108 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 December 2006

Reference: SD06A/1108
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2006
Residential units: 290
Floor area: 54927 m²

Summary

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This application proposes a large-scale mixed-use development on a 15.2-hectare site. It features a four-storey hotel with 132 bedrooms, a leisure centre, a crèche, a local shop, a replacement golf clubhouse, and 290 residential units. The site is located adjacent to the protected Kilcarberry House.

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Storeys: 4

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Development description

A mixed use development comprising a hotel, leisure centre, crèche, local shop, replacement golf clubhouse and 290 no. Residential units on an overall site area of 15.2 hectares. The development site is bounded by the nangor road to the north, grange castle road (outer ring road r136) to the east and the existing grange castle golf course to the south and west. The site adjoins the site of a protected structure, kilcarberry house, located to the south of the site. The proposal is for: (1) a 132 bedroom hotel (gross floor area 9,792 sq. M. Excluding the area of the basement car park) including an entrance / reception area, public bar, public bar terrace at ground floor level, dining area, dining terrace at ground floor level, private dining area, residents lounge, residents lounge terrace at ground floor level, conference/function room, pre function room, 11 no. Meeting rooms and associated terraces at third floor level, an ancillary hotel retail unit, an ancillary beauty shop, an ancillary hair salon, related ancillary facilities and associated plant rooms. The hotel is four stories over basement level and includes a mezzanine level between ground floor and first floor level. Terraces are proposed to north west, north east, south west and south east facing elevations of the hotel. (2) a 794 sq. M. Leisure centre/spa and related ancillary and plant facilities located at basement level and ground floor level of the hotel ; the hotel and leisure centre are served by a total of 238 no. Car parking spaces, consisting of 141 no. Basement car parking spaces and 97 no. Surface car parking spaces; (3) a 289 sq. M. Local shop at ground floor of the hotel, served by 8 no. Surface car parking spaces ; (4) a 413 sq. M single storey crèche and outdoor crèche play area, served by 12 no. Surface car parking spaces; (5) a 1020 sq. M. Two storey over part basement replacement golf clubhouse, comprising changing areas, a pro shop / reception area, a golf buggy store, a restaurant, a bar/restaurant terrace at first floor level, a meeting room, a plant room at part basement level and related ancillary facilities. The replacement golf clubhouse is served by 50 no. Surface car parking spaces- terraces provided to north and south facing elevations of the replacement golf clubhouse; (6) 290 no. Residential dwellings comprising : (a) 90 no. Detached family houses consisting of 59 no. 2 storey detached family houses and 31 no. 2 storey plus dormer detached family houses comprising 31 no. 5 bedroom houses and 59 no. 4 bedroom houses - balconies/terraces provided; (b) 113 no. Courtyard townhouses consisting of 23 no. 2 storey townhouses and 90 no. 2 storey plus dormer townhouses, comprising 20 no. 4 bed townhouses and 93 no. 3 bed town houses- balconies/terraces provided. The townhouses are served by 226 no. Surface car parking spaces; (c) 87 no. Apartments in 3 blocks: block c, block d and block e. Block c is 4 and 6 stories accommodating a total of 38 no. Apartments comprising 4 no. 2 bed duplex apartments, 31 no. 2 bed apartments and 3 no. 1 bed apartments- balconies/terraces provided to all four elevations of block c. Block d is four stories including set back penthouse level, accommodation 23 no. Apartments comprising 1 no. 3 bed apartment, 2 no. 2 bed duplex apartments, 18 no. 2 bed apartments and 2 no. 1 bed apartments - balconies / terraces provided to all four elevations of block d. Block e is four stories including set back penthouse level, accommodating 26 no. Apartments comprising 2 no. 2 bed duplex apartments, 22 no. 2 bed apartments and 2 no. 1 bed apartments- balconies/terraces provided to all four elevations of block e. The apartments are served by 131 no. Surface car parking spaces . Access to the development is from the existing entrance at the grange castle business park / nangor road roundabout. It is proposed to create a new road network and retain the existing entrance avenue as a main north-south pedestrian/cycle green route through the site to the replacement golf clubhouse. Two new pedestrian/cycle entrances will be created - one from nangor road and one from grange castle road (outer ring road r136). Planning permission is also sought for the demolition of the existing golf clubhouse (280sq. M. ) and golf green keeping sheds (424sq. M. ), the provision of a 140sq. M. Temporary marketing suite, 1 no. Illuminated advertising for the proposed development adjacent to the grange castle road (outer ring road r136), cycle storage areas, 1 no. Pumping station, 1 no. Feature/attenuation pond, 1 no. Attenuation pond, waste management and service areas, esb substations and associated switchrooms, changes in level, services provision including the diversion of services as required, boundary treatments, all hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works including the provision of public open space. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (eis).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

OSOS

“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
64 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€251,101	315 m
96 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€246,696	315 m
106 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grange, Dublin 22price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€251,101	315 m
84 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€251,101	315 m
78 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€290,749	315 m
104 Rowan Avenue, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€251,101	315 m
16 Kilcarbery Grange Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22price excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€318,889	393 m
9 Upper Nangor Road, Kilcarbery Grangeprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€383,260	399 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

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Application received20 December 2006
Decision due22 February 2007
Decision issued22 February 2007
Grant issued3 April 2007

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