New retirement home proposed for this Kildare town
The €6.4m plans are for a site in Naas, Co Kildare
A Part VIII planning application has been lodged by Kildare County Council for the construction of a 44 unit residential retirement home in Naas, Co Kildare.
According to Construction Information Services (CIS), the proposed site for the €6.4m development is addressed at 13 & 18 Sallins Road, Beaufort Cottage and Beaufort, Sallins Road, Naas West, Naas, Co Kildare.
The scheme comprises 44 residential units across three blocks, consisting of:
37 x one-bed units; and 7 x two-bed units.
Also included in the proposed development are:
- Associated communal and public open spaces and a rear garden pavilion;
- Demolition of the three existing terraced cottages fronting Sallins Road and the non-original fabric alterations and additions of Beaufort House;
- Beaufort House is proposed to be retained and repurposed to facilitate a community room for the proposed residents;
- 4 surface car parking spaces within the central courtyard and additional car parking spaces (20) within the existing town centre car park located opposite the site will be made available to future residents;
- Vehicular access to the site is proposed from Sallins Road via a right of way across Father Murphy’s Place along the southern boundary;
- A pedestrian crossing is proposed at the front of the site, across Sallins Road;
- A bridge is proposed to the rear of the site across the Mill Lane stream connecting the site to the rear Luisne Gardens open space;
- Associated site and infrastructural works including provision for: (a) a single storey plant room (b) bicycle parking (c) public lighting (d) bin storage (e) temporary construction signage.
Also included are all associated site development works, including removal of some existing vegetation from the site in advance of construction works.
The architect for the proposed development is McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects.