Leopardstown Park Hospital, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 XH70 (A Protected Structure)
We, The Health Service Executive, intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Leopardstown Park Hospital, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 XH70. The area subject to this Planning Application is 6.07 hectares and includes the Protected Structure Leopardstown House (RPS no. 1634). The Protected Structure Stables Building (RPS no 1630) is outside, but immediately adjacent to, the application red line boundary. The proposed development will consist of: i) The demolition of existing buildings comprising c.104 sqm. of floor space including: the existing link building (c.62sqm. gross floor area) that connects the Glens building to the existing hospital, and three existing rooms to the south side of the main spine corridor, adjacent to the Day Care Centre (c.42 sqm); ii) The construction of a new c. 9,284 sqm. gross floor area extension to be developed to the south of the existing Leopardstown Park Hospital building which will consist of 2 no. residential care building blocks providing 125 no. single ensuite bedrooms (1 no. 2 storey residential care block containing 50 no. bedrooms and 1 no. 3 storey residential care block containing 75 no. bedrooms) along with day rooms, dining rooms, activity and therapy rooms, staff support rooms and kitchen facilities connected by a new single, 2 and 3 storey central circulation street which links back to the existing hospital at ground floor level. The new development will also include minor refurbishment to the existing hospital to accommodate the connection point to the new link for the proposed central circulation street. No works are proposed to Leopardstown Park House (A Protected Structure). iii) The construction of a new single storey Mechanical and Electrical Compound (c. 370 sqm. gross floor area).The Mechanical and Electrical Compound also contains an ESB Substation; iv) Reconfiguration of existing car parking layout to provide a total of 109 car parking spaces within the red line boundary, comprising: 99 standard spaces, 6 accessible spaces, and 5 parent and child spaces. A total of 22 spaces will have electric vehicle charging points, and ducting will be provided for an additional 44 electric vehicle charging points. A total of 5 motorcycle parking spaces will be provided. v) A new single storey, secure bicycle store enclosure (c. 27 sqm.) located to the east of the main entrance providing 12 no. long-stay bicycle spaces. Provision of 21 no. short-stay bicycle spaces (20 no. existing and 1 no. new cargo-bike space); vi) The relocation and repair of a 33m section of walled garden boundary railings and gates to replace the low-level garden wall (1990s construction), the reopening of an existing closed-up door way within the wall, and repair and refurbishment works to the original walled garden wall; vii) The planting of 4,940 new trees (168 semi-mature trees, 4,772 small trees) to mitigate the removal of 39 trees (net increase of 4,901 trees), and relocation of 5 existing orchard trees into woodland; viii) Proposed modifications to the existing road network within the campus to access the new extension and associated Mechanical and Electrical Compound, planted perimeter landscaping with fence along the north and west boundaries (c. 1.8m high on northern boundary and 2.4m high on western boundary), temporary construction compound and construction road to the west of the hospital and general landscaping modifications including tree removal and compensatory planting; ix) The proposed development also includes all ancillary site clearance, enabling, construction, site development and landscaping works, which include but are not limited to: temporary haul road and temporary construction compound, the diversion and upgrade of existing hospital campus site services, new infrastructural services, plant, SuDS drainage and attenuation measures, watermains and communications networks, the upgrade of the combined sewer and a new watermain along the access road to the north of the hospital and all required phasing, sequencing and site development works; x) An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Screening for Appropriate Assessment Report have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.