Part granted, part refusedHousing estateDecided 25 July 2014

Ballynakelly & Rathcreedon, Newcastle, Co. Dublin.

Revisions to a hotel permission to construct a retirement village and nursing home in Newcastle.

SD14A/0021 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 July 2014

Reference: SD14A/0021
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 3 July 2014
Floor area: 15542.7 m²

Summary

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This application seeks revisions to a previously permitted hotel development to instead construct a retirement village. The scheme will include 69 single-storey retirement homes, a medical centre, a community services centre, and a nursing home.

Housing estateretirementnursing homeresidential

Residential units: 69
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Revisions to granted planning permission reg. Ref. Sd06a/0659 (as extended by reg. Ref. Sd06a/0659/ep for a 255 bedroom hotel in a new landmark building consisting of sub-basement and basement, ground floor and five upper floors (with a total hotel development gross floor space of approximately 28,476sq. M. ); 680 underground car parking spaces; 5 coach spaces; 50 bicycle spaces; a new 9m wide vehicular, cycleway and pedestrian access approximately 900m in length from a new roundabout on the newcastle road (r120) in vicinity of newcastle manor housing estate; fire tender access road and site development and landscaping works; revisions to the permitted hotel development (which is partially constructed) will comprise construction of a retirement village in the permitted hotel grounds which will consist of: 69 individual 3 bedroom single storey retirement homes, ranging in size from 112sq. M. To 164.1sq. M; a single storey medical/health centre (146.7sq. M); a two storey community services centre (844.3sq. M); an outdoor recreation and allotment area with an associated recreation equipment store (245sq. M. ) and allotment equipment store (22.8sq. M. ); a nursing home/care centre to be located within the permitted hotel building necessitating a change of use of part of the hotel's accommodation block (1,653.7sq. M. At ground floor and 2,351.5sq. M. At first floor) from hotel use (comprising 92 hotel bedrooms in total) to nursing home/care centre use (comprising 60 nursing home/care centre bedrooms with associated dining, healthcare and administration facilities) as well as change of use of 302sq. M. At basement level car parking to nursing home/care centre mortuary, deliveries store and clinical waste store and all associated works, including the provision of a new entrance; new 6.4sq. M. Porch and a reception area for the nursing home/care centre; new vehicular lay-by and enclosed outdoor areas for nursing home residents (the gross floor space of the hotel incorporating the nursing home/care centre will now be approximately 29,562sq. M. ); and site development and landscaping works including revised site levels to facilitate surface drainage, boundary planting including reinstatement of hedgerows; 2.2m to 2.5m high fencing and automatic gates surrounding the retirement homes; a new 2.5m block wall inside the northern boundary of the site and the relocation of 11 car parking spaces at the eastern side of the access road into the development site (serving the adjacent development to the north, reg. Ref. Sd05a/0344) to the western side of the access road. The proposed revised development will have 666 underground car parking spaces, 204 surface car spaces, 5 surface coach spaces, 1 surface ambulance space and 50 bicycle spaces.

Land-use zoning

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RURU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 Ballynakelly Green, Newcastleprice excludes VAT	Jan 2010	€499,600	252 m
3 Ballynakelly Court, Newcastle, Co Dublin	Jun 2026	€315,000	281 m
1 Ballynakelly Rise, Newcastle, Dublin	May 2026	€361,000	293 m
4 Ballynakelly Rise, Newcastle Lyons, Newcastle	Dec 2025	€255,000	308 m
33 Newcastle Boulevard, Newcastle, Dublin 22	Jun 2026	€320,000	315 m
13-24 Graydon Court, 101 104 105 107 109 111 And Others, Newcastle Boulevardprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€1,057,269	373 m
5 Ballynakelly Mews, Newcastle, County Dublin	Jun 2026	€440,000	396 m
3 Newcastle Manor Place, Newcastle, Dublin 22	Jan 2025	€295,000	399 m

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Key dates

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Application received3 July 2014
Further information requested9 April 2014
Further information received3 July 2014
Decision due30 July 2014
Decision issued25 July 2014
Appeal submitted15 August 2014
Appeal decided20 January 2015
Permission expiry4 February 2015

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