The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8, D08 XW7X
Permanent and temporary flagpoles and signage at The Coombe Hospital.
WEB2163/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 May 2026
- Reference
- WEB2163/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for 3 permanent flagpoles. Additionally, temporary permission for 6 months is sought for 12 flagpoles and an informational sign to display artwork for the hospital's bicentenary celebrations.
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Official record
Development description
(i) planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. Flagpoles (2 no. Measuring 6m in height and 1 no. Measuring 7m in height) with mounted flags for symbolic use and measuring 1.2m x 1.8m on the 6m high flagpoles and the flag on the 7m high flagpole measuring 1.2m x 2.4m, all located to the northwest corner of the site. Permanent flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary with concrete foundation. (ii) planning permission is sought for a temporary period of 6 months for flagpoles for the display of artwork associated with the bicentenary celebrations for the coombe hospital, comprising of: (a) the erection of 12 no. Flagpoles measuring 6m in height with mounted flags measuring 0.9m x 1.8m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary. Temporary flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary; and (b) a temporary informational sign measuring 3.8m x 1.5m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary, located next to the main site entrance from dolphin's barn street (r110). All flags and signage are non-illuminated and face onto dolphin's barn street (r110).
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €311,000 | 84 m |
| 45 Eugene Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €307,000 | 88 m |
| 52 Eugene St, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 89 m |
| 36 Fingal St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 108 m |
| 39 Eugene Street, Dolphins Barn, South Circular Road | Apr 2026 | €326,000 | 112 m |
| 5 Poole Terrace, Cork St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 115 m |
| 17 Vintage Court, Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €225,000 | 115 m |
| 62 Eugene St, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2026 | €275,000 | 123 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 May 2026
- Decision due7 July 2026
- Decision issued3 July 2026
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