Leopardstown Park Hospital, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18, D18XH70
Planning permission is sought for an extension to the existing Leopardstown Park Hospital, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 XH70. The proposed development on a 5.97 ha. site at Leopardstown Park Hospital which includes the Protected Structure Leopardstown Park House (RPS no. 1634) will comprise of the following: • The demolition of existing buildings comprising c. 248 sqm. of space including: existing single storey estates stores/ground staff building (c. 186 sqm. gross floor area) and the existing link building (c. 62 sqm. gross floor area) that connects the Glens building to the existing hospital. • The construction of a new c. 8,997 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 en-suite 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. • The construction of a new single storey MEP Compound which will contain the replacement single storey estate stores and workshop (c. 457 sqm. gross floor area) with an enclosed external area of c. 595 sqm. The MEP Compound also contains a new ESB Substation. • Alterations to the existing 16 no. car parking spaces surrounding Leopardstown Park House (Protected Structure) and replacement with 66 no. car parking spaces, including 3 no. disabled and 12 no. EVC spaces. The addition of 3 no. car parking spaces and the realignment of the existing 30 car parking spaces to the north of the existing hospital (adjacent to the main entrance), including 3 disabled spaces and 5 P&T spaces. The addition of 10 new car parking spaces to the west of the main hospital building. The scheme proposes a total of 109 car parking spaces within the application red line boundary. •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). •The demolition of a 16.5m section of the Walled Garden wall and a 14m section of the low-level garden wall (1990's construction), reduction in height of a 5m section of the garden wall, the creation of a new 3.5m window opening, the re-opening of an existing closed-up door way within the wall, and the relocation of a 33m section of gates and railings within the walled garden •The planting of 150 new trees to mitigate the removal of 106 trees (net increase of 44 trees). •Proposed modifications to the existing road network within the campus to access the new extension and associated MEP 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. •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, attenuation, watermains and communications networks, the upgrade of surface water services along the access road to the north of the hospital and all required phasing, sequencing and site development works. The Protected Structure stables building (RPS no. 1630) is outside, but immediately adjacent to, the application red line boundary. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a screening for Appropriate Assesment Report have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.