Springfield Hotel, Dublin Road, Leixlip, Co. Dublin, W23W280
Retention permission for converting storage, gym, and existing bedrooms into hotel bedrooms.
SD23A/0175 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 July 2023
- Reference
- SD23A/0175
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for internal room changes at the Springfield Hotel. This includes converting ground and first-floor storage and a first-floor gym into bedrooms, and reconfiguring twelve existing first-floor bedrooms into six bedrooms.
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
Retention permission is sought for change of rooms from (i) storage to bedrooms at ground and first floor, (ii) change of room from gym to bedrooms at first floor, (iii) change from 12no. Bedrooms to 6no. Bedrooms at first floor.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Liffey Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Cooldrinagh Terrace, Cooldrinagh Lane, Leixlip | Aug 2025 | €557,500 | 161 m |
| 56 Weston Crescent, Weston Park, Lucannot full market price | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 484 m |
| 59 Weston Dr, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €665,000 | 491 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
Timeline
- Application received26 July 2023
- Decision due19 September 2023
- Decision issued19 September 2023
- Permission expiry30 October 2028
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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Springfield Hotel, Dublin Road, Leixlip, Co. Dublin, W23W280
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S00A/0292South DublinLodged 3 May 2000Commercial
- Granted130 m away
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- Granted160 m away
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SD19A/0024South DublinLodged 25 Jan 2019Change of use
- Refused190 m away
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- Granted210 m away
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