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South Dublin County Council · SD18A/0328

Presentation Convent, Convent Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

  1. 25 Apr 2019Received
  2. 22 May 2019Grant permission
  3. 18 Jun 2019Appealed
  4. 19 Nov 2019Appeal: Granted with conditions
  5. 16 Dec 2019Permission expires
  6. 4 May 2021Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 22 May 2019
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Site
1.35 ha
Appeal
ACP 304708 · Granted with conditions
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What’s proposed

Nursing home building comprising 155 bedrooms and all associated ancillary accommodation (7741sq.m gross floor area) in a part three, part four storey building located on the lands to the south and west of the convent building; Retirement home building comprising 14 bedrooms and all associated ancillary accommodation (916sq.m gross floor area) in a two storey wing to the south east of the convent and internally connected to the nursing home; Internal alterations and improvements to part of the existing convent building (Protected Structure) at ground, first and second floor levels which is to be used for nursing home staff accommodation (1203.3sq.m); The internal reconfiguration and works proposed as part of this application to the remainder of the convent building include the following: (a) subdivision of convent chapel to provide quiet room (accessed from the adjacent church only) and a new kitchen dining area with the chapel; (b) adjustment, removal and addition of partitions, services and fittings to create ensuite bathroom facilities in 25 proposed bedrooms at ground, first and second floor levels; (c) internal works to facilitate use of rooms as communal living rooms and other ancillary uses; (d) sundry internal modifications, refurbishment and improvements to rooms and circulation areas, upgrading of flooring, walls and internal doors to meet fire regulations, draught proofing windows and improving window safety; (e) sundry refurbishment works to allow for conservation and repair of building fabric, roof finishes, structure and retained fixtures; The existing parish offices and meeting rooms within the convent building are to be retained in their current use and no works are proposed to these rooms which are excluded from the current application; The development will be accessed via a vehicular and pedestrian entrances from New Road and will provide a total of 42 car parking spaces and 60 bicycle spaces; Existing vehicular entrances from New Road and Convent Road serving the church will be retained; Permission is also sought for the construction of a single storey detached substation and switch room (20.5sq.m) and 2 single storey detached store building (89.5sq.m), hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment and all ancillary and associated site and development works; The development will also involve the demolition of existing substation and detached single storey ancillary store buildings (192.2sq.m)

SD18A/0328 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for nursing home building comprising 155 bedrooms and all associated ancillary accommodation, received on 25 Apr 2019; permission was granted on 22 May 2019.

Planning details

Reference
SD18A/0328
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Officer Allocation”
Received
25 Apr 2019
Observations close
30 May 2019 (closed 2669 days ago)
Decision due
22 May 2019 · decided 22 May 2019
Decision
Grant permission on 22 May 2019
Proposed development
Nursing home building comprising 155 bedrooms and all associated ancillary accommodation (7741sq.m gross floor area) in a part three, part four storey building located on the lands to the south and west of the convent building; Retirement home building comprising 14 bedrooms and all associated ancillary accommodation (916sq.m gross floor area) in a two storey wing to the south east of the convent and internally connected to the nursing home; Internal alterations and improvements to part of the existing convent building (Protected Structure) at ground, first and second floor levels which is to be used for nursing home staff accommodation (1203.3sq.m); The internal reconfiguration and works proposed as part of this application to the remainder of the convent building include the following: (a) subdivision of convent chapel to provide quiet room (accessed from the adjacent church only) and a new kitchen dining area with the chapel; (b) adjustment, removal and addition of partitions, services and fittings to create ensuite bathroom facilities in 25 proposed bedrooms at ground, first and second floor levels; (c) internal works to facilitate use of rooms as communal living rooms and other ancillary uses; (d) sundry internal modifications, refurbishment and improvements to rooms and circulation areas, upgrading of flooring, walls and internal doors to meet fire regulations, draught proofing windows and improving window safety; (e) sundry refurbishment works to allow for conservation and repair of building fabric, roof finishes, structure and retained fixtures; The existing parish offices and meeting rooms within the convent building are to be retained in their current use and no works are proposed to these rooms which are excluded from the current application; The development will be accessed via a vehicular and pedestrian entrances from New Road and will provide a total of 42 car parking spaces and 60 bicycle spaces; Existing vehicular entrances from New Road and Convent Road serving the church will be retained; Permission is also sought for the construction of a single storey detached substation and switch room (20.5sq.m) and 2 single storey detached store building (89.5sq.m), hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment and all ancillary and associated site and development works; The development will also involve the demolition of existing substation and detached single storey ancillary store buildings (192.2sq.m)
As published by the register.
Site area
1.35 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

ACP 304708 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 19 Nov 2019
received by the Commission 18 Jun 2019 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0075194SD
    4 May 2021Convent Road, Dublin 22, South Dublinmatched by appeal_ref_npad

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.

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

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 13
    water pump; house; house
  • Radon risk area · 3
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Castle - unclassified; R149476

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 119995). 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/54870.

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