Planning application · Fingal County Council

Private, appointment-only sauna and hydrotherapy facility, 'The Garden Sauna'

Plot 13, Lower Lucan Road, Astagob, Strawberry Beds, Dublin 20

FW25A/0529 · FingalClosed

0.0375 ha · Refused

Planning application FW25A/0529 to Fingal County Council: Private, appointment-only sauna and hydrotherapy facility, 'The Garden Sauna', on a 4-acre site, at Plot 13, Lower Lucan Road, Astagob. Refused by the council on 5 February 2026.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council refused

Key facts

Reference
FW25A/0529
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
8 Dec 2025
Decided
5 Feb 2026
Status
Closed
Application type
Commercial
Site area
0.0375 ha

Proposed development

Permission is sought for a private, appointment-only sauna and hydrotherapy facility, 'The Garden Sauna', on a 4-acre site. The proposed development comprises three timber-clad sauna units (each c. 5.8 m x 2.8 m), three temperature-controlled plunge pools, landscaped relaxation and seating areas, male and female changing rooms (each c. 6.0 m x 4.0 m), a reception area, two storage containers (each c. 3.0 m x 10.0 m), two toilet and shower blocks (each c. 3.2 m x 12.0 m), an office cabin (c. 3.6 m x 3.6 m), and a dedicated on-site car park for up to 60 vehicles with entrance/exit gates operating a one-way traffic system; together with associated landscaping (including timber shelters/pagodas, gravel walkways, raised garden beds), drainage improvements and all ancillary site works. The facility will operate on a pre-booking basis only with no general public walk-in access. All structures are temporary, modular or mobile.

Planning status

Permission was refused on 5 Feb 2026. The refusal stands; no appeal is recorded.

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