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South Dublin County Council · SD08A/0183

Fortunestown, Citywest, Co. Dublin

Inside the site of Citywest Road and Garter Avenue Development (112 homes).

  1. 7 Nov 2008Received
  2. 4 Dec 2008Grant permission
  3. 28 Jan 2009Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 4 Dec 2008
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Site
2.21 ha
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What’s proposed

A 60 no. bed nursing home and 108 assisted living units all contained within a four storey over basement building of approximately 15,082 sq.m. The basement of approximately 3262 sq.m is to contain a meter room, access stairways ands lifts and 104 car parking spaces. Part of the ground and first floors are to contain the 60 ensuite bed nursing home with ancillary kitchens, sluice rooms, dining rooms, tv lounge, laundry rooms and circulation areas, the reminder of the part ground and first floors and the entire of the second and third floors are to contain 108 no assisted living units comprising 54 no 1 bed units and 54 no 2 bed units, all with patios or balconies The south Western elevation of the proposed building forms the entrance elevation of the building where a single storey return forms the entrance lobby and activity room with service and storage area to the rear and vehicular access and visitor car parking to the front. Also proposed is a single storey detached day care centre of approximately 108 sq.m located adjacent to the front elevation of the main building. Access to the proposed development is to be from 2 no. points, the first from the existing spur road to the north west of the subject site which extends from a roundabout on the N82 which along with the spur road were granted permission under the south dublin reg ref 99a/0154. The main access to the site is to be from a westerly extension of approximately 80 meteres in length of the aforementioned spur road which includes for a roundabout and southern access road. Permission is also sought for and all associated landscaping and ancillary site works including foul and surface water drainage arrangements on a total application site area of 2.238 hectares. Significant Further Information: development of a 90no. bed Nursing Home, 30 no. bed Dementia Units and 30 no. bed High Dependency Units all contained within three storey building of approx. 9425.78sq.m. (Building A). The development will also comprise 16 no. Assisted Living Units contained in a four storey stand alone building comprising approx. 1660.80sq.m. (Building B). The development also consists of 54 no. surface car parking spaces in total. The proposed scheme also includes an amendment to the layout of the internal courtyard

SD08A/0183 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for a 60 no. bed nursing home and 108 assisted living units all contained within a four, received on 7 Nov 2008; permission was granted on 4 Dec 2008.

Planning details

Reference
SD08A/0183
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision”
Received
7 Nov 2008
Observations close
12 Dec 2008 (closed 6500 days ago)
Decision due
5 Dec 2008 · decided 4 Dec 2008
Decision
Grant permission on 4 Dec 2008
Proposed development
A 60 no. bed nursing home and 108 assisted living units all contained within a four storey over basement building of approximately 15,082 sq.m. The basement of approximately 3262 sq.m is to contain a meter room, access stairways ands lifts and 104 car parking spaces. Part of the ground and first floors are to contain the 60 ensuite bed nursing home with ancillary kitchens, sluice rooms, dining rooms, tv lounge, laundry rooms and circulation areas, the reminder of the part ground and first floors and the entire of the second and third floors are to contain 108 no assisted living units comprising 54 no 1 bed units and 54 no 2 bed units, all with patios or balconies The south Western elevation of the proposed building forms the entrance elevation of the building where a single storey return forms the entrance lobby and activity room with service and storage area to the rear and vehicular access and visitor car parking to the front. Also proposed is a single storey detached day care centre of approximately 108 sq.m located adjacent to the front elevation of the main building. Access to the proposed development is to be from 2 no. points, the first from the existing spur road to the north west of the subject site which extends from a roundabout on the N82 which along with the spur road were granted permission under the south dublin reg ref 99a/0154. The main access to the site is to be from a westerly extension of approximately 80 meteres in length of the aforementioned spur road which includes for a roundabout and southern access road. Permission is also sought for and all associated landscaping and ancillary site works including foul and surface water drainage arrangements on a total application site area of 2.238 hectares. Significant Further Information: development of a 90no. bed Nursing Home, 30 no. bed Dementia Units and 30 no. bed High Dependency Units all contained within three storey building of approx. 9425.78sq.m. (Building A). The development will also comprise 16 no. Assisted Living Units contained in a four storey stand alone building comprising approx. 1660.80sq.m. (Building B). The development also consists of 54 no. surface car parking spaces in total. The proposed scheme also includes an amendment to the layout of the internal courtyard
As published by the register.
Site area
2.21 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    R1 — New residential

    RES-N: To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans

    Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • Radon risk area · 1
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    • Recorded monument · 1
      Habitation site

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121037). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/35961.

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