Stewarts Sports Hall, Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20.
Partial demolition and major expansion of a sports centre within the grounds of a protected structure in Palmerstown.
SD08A/0625 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 September 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0625
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 September 2008
- Floor area
- 1077 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing 180 sqm of the existing sports centre to construct a new two-storey entrance hall with a mezzanine, lift, and WCs. It also includes a single-storey exhibition space over the swimming pool, a terrace, and a winter garden, located within the curtilage of the protected Stewarts Hospital.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of part of existing sports centre (180sqm) and construction of a new two storey entrance hall, with an intermediate part mezzanine,including new entrance hall, new accomodation stairs and lift and new wcs, the development also comprises the construction of a single storey exhibition space over the existing sports centre (swimming pool) accessed from the new entrance hall and including new exhibition area, new storage space, new fire escape stairs and new windows to existing swimming pool to a total area of 1,077 square metres with associated landscaping and site works. A terrace and a winter garden are provided at the uppermost level of the proposed development to a total area of 97 sqaure metres. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure, stewarts hospital.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Woodfarm Cottages, Main St, Palmerston | Oct 2025 | €460,000 | 236 m |
| 11 Kennelsfort Rd Lower, Palmerstown Village, Dublin | May 2025 | €483,000 | 243 m |
| 14 Riverside Dr, Lucan Rd Old, Palmerstown Dublin 20 | Apr 2026 | €620,000 | 450 m |
| 3 Riversdale Park, Palmerstown, Dublin 20not full market price | Mar 2026 | €105,000 | 452 m |
| 98 The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown | Nov 2025 | €515,000 | 464 m |
| 100 The Coppice, Woodfarm Acres, Palmerstown | Nov 2025 | €530,000 | 469 m |
| 4 Riversdale Park, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Jul 2025 | €510,000 | 493 m |
| 66 Palmerstown Ave, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Jan 2025 | €447,650 | 499 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 received4 September 2008
- Decision due29 October 2008
- Decision issued24 October 2008
- Grant issued5 December 2008
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