Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02XK51
Upgrades and replacements of 108 fire doors across a protected hospital building.
3967/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 July 2024
- Reference
- 3967/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of fire safety works to 108 doors across all floors of the Main Hospital Building, Outpatient Department, and Photographic Imaging Department. This includes upgrading the fire-rating of 44 historic doors, replacing 52 non-historic doors, and inserting 12 new fire doors.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure. The development consists of works to 108 fire doors across all floors of the main hospital building, outpatient department and photographic imaging department. These works comprise: upgrading of fire-rating to 44 no. Historic doors; replacement of 33 no. Non-historic doors in historic openings; replacement of 19 no. Non-historic doors in non-historic partitions; insertion of 12 no. New fire doors in new fire-rated compartment walls and all associated works including access control, hold-open devices and making good of finishes including architraves, wall and floor finishes.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, Leeson Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €895,000 | 112 m |
| 11 Symphony Hall, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €560,000 | 113 m |
| 16 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €800,000 | 113 m |
| 26 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €777,000 | 113 m |
| 27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2 | Jun 2026 | €1,925,000 | 117 m |
| 9 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 133 m |
| 12 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €411,000 | 133 m |
| 41 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €850,000 | 135 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 received5 July 2024
- Decision due29 August 2024
- Decision issued27 August 2024
- Permission expiry28 November 2029
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