Permission for redevelopment of lands located directly east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital…

Application details

Planning reference

2460138

Council

Louth County Council

Proposal description

Permission for redevelopment of lands located directly east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, and including lands within the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM) Campus, at Beechgrove/Boyle O’Reilly Terrace/Windmill Road, parking also at a site (proposed for car parking) at The Twenties, Moneymore, Drogheda. The site is located north of Our Lady of Lourdes Church (RC), which is a protected structure (RPS ref. DB-099). The development will consist of the construction of a new hospice development providing regional palliative care services in a part 3 and 4 storey building (over 1-2 level basement). A number of the existing MMM building structures on site will be incorporated and partly demolished/altered within the new building development including the existing 4-storey tower building and auditorium building. The proposed hospice will contain 36 no. in-patient bedrooms, day hospital treatment rooms, administration/research services, associated utility and clinical rooms, accommodation for families of patients, oratory, restaurant, kitchen, meeting rooms, winter gardens, terraces and loggia, coffee docks, staff and changing rooms, remains viewing room and all associated ancillary areas. The basement will be accessed via a vehicular ramp and new vehicular access from the Beechgrove/Boyle O’Reilly Terrace/Windmill Road, and will include 37 no. car parking spaces and 42 no. bicycle spaces. The development will also include refuse store, plant, sprinkler tank, M&E services, part blue roof and all associated plant and servicing areas (including the relocation of an existing ESB substation to a new free standing building and incorporating additional storage). The development includes an internal link to the existing hospital at ground floor level. The development includes for the provision of a landscaped courtyard, and associated landscaped areas, upgraded public footpath and lighting, laybys for deliveries/waste collection and set down area, boundary treatments and all associated site works and services provision (including drainage upgrade works along Windmill Road and Ballymakenny Road). The development will include the provision of an additional overflow car parking area of 50. no. spaces provided at Cross Lane, Moneymore with new access via The Twenties. This amounts to a combined total of 87no. car parking spaces

Location / address

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Boyle O’Reilly Terrace/Windmill Road/The Twenties , Moneymore Drogheda , Co. Louth

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

15 Mar 2024

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

3 Jul 2024

Final grant date

5 Aug 2024

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   15 Mar 2024

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   3 Jul 2024

3. Final grant

   5 Aug 2024