Site of 0.25 hectares at The Coombe Women & Infants Hospital, Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8, D08 XW7X
Construction of a new two-storey emergency department building at the Coombe Hospital.
2013/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 January 2020
- Reference
- 2013/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development at the Coombe Women & Infants Hospital consists of a new two-storey emergency department building with a roof plant room, totaling 1,010 sq.m. The project also includes a new entrance canopy, minor remodelling of the existing hospital, removal of a smoking shed and security hut, and rearranged car and bicycle parking.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,010 m²
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for development at a site of 0.25 hectares at the coombe women and infants hospital, dolphin's barn street, dublin 8, d08 xw7x. The proposed development comprises of a two storey (plus roof plant room) emergency department building located to the north-west of the wider coombe women and infants hospital site. The proposed development will also comprise a new entrance feature for the hospital, with feature canopy to the west elevation of the new emergency department. The total gross floorspace of the proposed building is 1,1010 sq. M. The proposed development includes minor remodelling of the ground floor of the existing hospital to the south of the new building. 2 no. Existing structures (a smoking shed and a security hut) will be removed from the site to facilitate the proposed development. The existing car parking on the site will be re-arranged and upgraded to facilitate the development, with no amendment to the number of existing car parking spaces. 24 no. Bicycle parking spaces will be provided. The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary works, including landscaping, a new single storey security hut, site services and use of existing northern fire tender access point from dolphin's barn street as a staff and emergency vehicle egress.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Vintage Court, Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €225,000 | 68 m |
| 9 Vintage Court, Cork Street, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 68 m |
| 73 Cork Street And Cottage, 1 2 3 And 4 And Adjoining Lands, To The Rear Of 73 Cork Street | Apr 2025 | €3,900,000 | 71 m |
| 36 Fingal St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 75 m |
| 52 Eugene St, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 81 m |
| 5 Poole Terrace, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 82 m |
| 5 Vintage Court, Cork St, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €277,000 | 84 m |
| 46 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €311,000 | 91 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 January 2020
- Further information requested28 February 2020
- Further information received25 May 2020
- Decision due19 June 2020
- Decision issued19 June 2020
- Grant issued6 August 2020
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