The Coombe Hospital, Cork Street, Dublin 8
A new four-storey laboratory building and extensions at the Coombe Hospital.
4049/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 September 2019
- Reference
- 4049/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new four-storey laboratory building with rooftop plant. It also includes two rear extensions to the existing adjacent laboratory building to provide a new link, office, and store.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 1,408 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of: a new four storey laboratory building (1340m2) within the existing coombe site with the provision of rooftop plant and 2 no. Rear extensions to the existing adjacent laboratory building to include a new link, office and store (68m2) with all associated site works. This application site is in s. D. R. A. No. 12, st teresa's gardens and environs strategic development and regeneration area.
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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 22 January 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 18 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 1,408 m²
4 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €311,000 | 78 m |
| 45 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €307,000 | 79 m |
| 39 Eugene Street, Dolphins Barn, South Circular Road | Apr 2026 | €326,000 | 91 m |
| 52 Eugene St, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 93 m |
| 62 Eugene St, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2026 | €275,000 | 107 m |
| 36 Fingal St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 123 m |
| 17 Vintage Court, Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €225,000 | 139 m |
| 10 Cameron St, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2025 | €312,000 | 143 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 received23 September 2019
- Further information requested15 November 2019
- Further information received3 December 2019
- Decision due8 January 2020
- Decision issued3 January 2020
- Grant issued11 February 2020
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