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Fingal Weekly Planning08 Jun 2026

F26A/0476E

Balrothery Gardens, Blackhall, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 X377

Lead potentialHigh

Substantial 25-bedroom care home extension with extensive site works, landscaping and infrastructure - a major multi-package construction opportunity.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeExtension
Development sectorHealthcare
Matched trades10

Source description

What is being proposed

The Planning Application will consist of; (i) to provide, (a) a modern, well-designed 2-storey frontage extension incorporating standalone new build to the established care home facility, comprising a total of 25 additional bedrooms with ancillary accommodation (dining, administration, clinical rooms, sitting out areas, utility areas), and including a glazed connecting canopy. The 25 bedrooms are exclusively proposed for both post-hospitalized and longer-stay residential care, and will be of significant floor area scale (all above 36 sq.m), with in-bedroom kitchenettes catering, and WC facilities;…

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The Planning Application will consist of; (i) to provide, (a) a modern, well-designed 2-storey frontage extension incorporating standalone new build to the established care home facility, comprising a total of 25 additional bedrooms with ancillary accommodation (dining, administration, clinical rooms, sitting out areas, utility areas), and including a glazed connecting canopy. The 25 bedrooms are exclusively proposed for both post-hospitalized and longer-stay residential care, and will be of significant floor area scale (all above 36 sq.m), with in-bedroom kitchenettes catering, and WC facilities; (ii) amendments to the overall site layout, including (a) removal/relocation of the existing front car parking area and part of the internal access road, (b) provision of a new car parking area with a new section of internal access road, (c) new front landscaping area, attenuation pond, sensory garden. The proposed development is to include and the installation of new Attenuation tanks, By-Pass Interceptor tank and all associated site development works. To include all associated site works.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

10 evidence-led matches
01

Groundworks Drainage

High

New car parking, internal access road, attenuation tanks, by-pass interceptor tank and site development works explicitly named.

02

Landscaping Siteworks

High

New front landscaping area, attenuation pond and sensory garden explicitly named.

03

Main Contracting

High

Substantial multi-package extension with 25 bedrooms, ancillary accommodation, and extensive site works suits a main contractor.

04

Civil Utilities

Medium

Attenuation tanks, interceptor tank and associated site development works imply civil infrastructure.

05

Concrete Masonry

Medium

2-storey extension and standalone new build of 25 bedrooms implies substantial structural concrete/blockwork.

06

Electrical

Medium

25 additional bedrooms with ancillary accommodation implies substantial electrical installation.

07

HVAC

Medium

Healthcare bedrooms with clinical rooms implies ventilation/mechanical air systems.

08

Plumbing Heating

Medium

25 bedrooms with kitchenettes and WC facilities implies substantial plumbing and sanitary work.

09

Roofing

Medium

2-storey extension with glazed connecting canopy implies roofing works.

10

Windows Doors

Medium

Glazed connecting canopy explicitly named.