Ballyboden Tidy Towns objects to ‘overdevelopment’ of site
AN APPEAL has been lodged by Ballyboden Tidy Towns against South Dublin County Council’s decision to grant permission for a 111-bed nursing home in Ballyboden.
Luxcare Limited submitted the planning application to the council last August, seeking permission for the proposed development on the site of a former builders’ merchants on Taylor’s Lane.
In a design statement included with the application, the developer stated that the existing Newbrook House, a protected structure, “will be carefully integrated into the overall design”.
South Dublin County Council granted permission for the proposed development on June 8, 2022, with a number of conditions.
Architectural conservation works of Newbrook House need to be carried out as one of the conditions.
Repair of the original gothic timber windows and front door, roof and rainwater goods, the decorative plasterwork, interior joinery and original staircase, along with the original fabric and finishes need to be carried out.
Design elements, materials, dimensions and fixtures of the new glazed link and entrance lobby need to be submitted to the council for agreement and approval.
The applicant has been ordered to pay €413,524.13 to the planning authority in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefitting development with South Dublin County.
Multiple conditions are focused on trees, ecology, bats and birds, and landscaping, with the developer also asked to lodge a tree and hedgerow bond to the value of €20,204.64 with the council to ensure the protection of the greenery at the site.
However, this month an appeal was lodged by the Ballyboden Tidy Towns group against the grant of permission, stating the proposal would represent “overdevelopment” of the subject site.
The group stated the development would be “seriously injurious to the residential and visual amenities of adjoining residents” and would have a “profoundly negative impact” on Newbrook House.
A decision on the appeal has not yet been made by An Bord Pleanála.
