GrantedCommercialDecided 21 December 2020

Killickabawn, Kilpedder, Delgany

Construction of a large two-storey residential care building with an attic plant room, café, and sensory gardens in Delgany.

191338 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 13 December 2019

Reference: 191338
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 December 2019

Summary

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The development consists of a 12,067 sqm residential care facility featuring ensuite bedrooms, day spaces, balconies, and support services like physiotherapy and occupational therapy. It will also include a public café, administration offices, staff facilities, sensory gardens, and improved site access.

Commercialcare homenursing homehealthcare

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 12,067 m²

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

Predominantly two storey residential car building with an attic plant room and storage area. The gross floor area will be 12067 sqm of which 5575 sqm is at ground level; 5377 sqm is at first floor and a further 1115 sqm is at attic floor level. The accommodation will comprise ensuite bedrooms, day spaces, balconies at upper floor level and ancillary sanitary accommodation for residents with support services such as recreation / activity rooms, physiotherapy suite, treatment and occupational therapy rooms, oratory, daycare and hairdressing. It will include a family run café (open to the public), administration offices, staff rest, dining, changing and training facilities, catering kitchens, laundry, plant room, maintenance workshop and electrical switch room, a substation and standby generator. The site will be fully landscaped with provision of sensory gardens and walkways including gazebo features and mounded screen planting 1.2m above finished ground level. Employee, service and visitor car and covered cycle parking will be provided. The existing site entrance from the l1043 will be improved and, with a driveway, provide the primary access. The existing access from the l5406 will be improved to provide a recreational and emergency gated access from / to willowgrove. The development will connect to the existing water supply infrastructure in the area. The development will connect to a proposed pumping station and rising main south of the site. This in turn will discharge foul effluent from the site at killickbawn into the greystones delgany kilcoole public district sewerage scheme

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Stoney Springs, Drummin Lane, Delgany	Jan 2025	€900,000	302 m
3 Downshill Woods, Willow Grove, Delgany	May 2026	€1,100,000	333 m
Drummin Gate Lodge, Drummin East, Delgany	Jul 2025	€2,325,000	377 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 received13 December 2019
Further information requested12 February 2020
Further information received2 December 2020
Decision due7 January 2021
Decision issued21 December 2020
Appeal submitted15 January 2021
Appeal decided27 September 2021
Permission expiry26 September 2026

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