Existing Colposcopy Building at the Coombe Women and Infants Hospital, Dolphin’s Barn Street, Dublin 8, D08 XW7X
Retention of a single-storey Colposcopy Unit building and associated parking at the Coombe Hospital.
4010/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 September 2019
- Reference
- 4010/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 17 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a single-storey, 385 sqm detached Colposcopy Unit building within the hospital grounds. The application also covers site drainage, a glazed steel frame canopy, 9 car parking spaces, and landscaping.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 385 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention: the development for which retention permission is sought comprises of the retention of a dedicated colposcopy unit building within the grounds of the existing hospital. The existing building comprises of a single storey 385 sq. M gross detached building adjacent to the existing consultant’s clinic at the south eastern end of the hospital grounds. The building comprises of 4 colposcopy examination rooms, 2 open plan offices, a meeting room, a counselling room and ancillary offices, plant rooms, specimen storage rooms, and sanitary facilities. Retention permission is also sought for site drainage, a glazed steel frame canopy covering the access route to the existing hospital buildings, 9 new car parking spaces and site landscaping works. The area of the site to which the application for retention permission relates is 0.1551 ha. Access is via the main hospital campus which is accessed from dolphin’s barn street. Planning permission was previously granted for the development for a temporary period under reg. Ref: 2500/10.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Reillys Terrace, Dolphins Barn St, Dolphins Barn Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 107 m |
| 17 Rehoboth Place, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 120 m |
| 5 Poole Terrace, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 16, Earlscourt, Reuben Street | Jul 2025 | €403,000 | 124 m |
| 27 Earls Court, Reuben St, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 124 m |
| 46 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €311,000 | 140 m |
| 45 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €307,000 | 144 m |
| 42 Earls Court, Block A, Reuben Streetnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €119,296 | 144 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 received17 September 2019
- Decision due11 November 2019
- Decision issued29 October 2019
- Grant issued12 December 2019
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