GrantedCommercialDecided 18 February 2014

Glencarrig Nursing Home, Glencarrig Court, Firhouse, Dublin, 24

Reconfiguration and construction of four single-storey extensions to a nursing home in Firhouse.

SD13A/0269 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 December 2013

Reference: SD13A/0269
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2013
Floor area: 263.3 m²

Summary

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The project involves the reconfiguration of existing rooms and the construction of four single-storey extensions to the north, north-west, south-east, and north-east of Glencarrig Nursing Home. The works will provide new bedrooms, extended living and dining spaces, staff facilities, and a new boiler house.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Reconfiguration of, and 4 no. Single storey extensions to the north, north-west, south-east and north-east to glencarrig nursing home. The works are to include the reconfiguration of 3 no. Existing three bedrooms to create 3 no. Two bedrooms, nurses station and treatment room within existing footprint with single storey extension to 1 no. Three bedroom to acommodate an ensuite; 4 no. New one bedrooms with ensuite, extending existing one bedroom to a two bedroom, laundry space, staff changing and cleaning room to north-east; extended living space to include lobby, smoking, quite and visitors rooms and supervisors office to south-east and extended dining room with new staff wc to the north-west with a combination of extended existing pitched roofs and new flat roofs with parapet throughout, new boiler house to the north-west and associated site works.

Land-use zoning

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RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Glencarrig Green, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Jun 2025	€510,000	61 m
35 Glencarrig Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€471,000	97 m
1 Old Court Lawn, Firhouse Dublin 24, Dublin	Nov 2025	€206,500	134 m
20 Allenton Crescent, Ballycragh, Tallagt Dublin 24	Apr 2026	€350,000	189 m
15 Oldcourt View, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€485,000	200 m
17 Old Court Ave, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€526,000	219 m
2 Dodder Lawn, Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Dublin 24	Feb 2026	€550,000	248 m
29 Old Court Park, Ballycullen Gate, Dublin 24price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€506,608	251 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 2013
Decision due22 February 2014
Decision issued18 February 2014
Grant issued31 March 2014

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