St. James’s Healthcare Campus, James’s Street, Dublin 8
Construction of a five-storey Biobank Research building at St. James's Healthcare Campus.
WEB2332/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 June 2026
- Reference
- WEB2332/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 June 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a five-storey extension to the existing mortuary building to provide a Biobank Research facility. The development will accommodate freezer storage, laboratories, offices, liquid nitrogen tanks, and a backup generator.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 1,125 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
Extension to existing mortuary building for to provide for a biobank research building consisting of a 1,125 sq. M. Five storey building with roof top plant room on the vacant yard to the north of the existing mortuary building accommodating freezer storage areas, laboratories and offices and all site development works, above and below ground required to facilitate the proposed development, including alterations to height of the eastern boundary wall, replacement of 1 no. Parking space in mortuary building car park with pedestrian steps and the installation of 2 no. Liquid nitrogen tanks (2 metres high; 0.95 metres diameter) and a back-up electricity generator in the north west corner of the existing mortuary building car park. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be via the existing access from ewington lane.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205 Phoenix View, Jamess St, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 111 m |
| Apt 402, Phoenix View, Jamess St Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €382,000 | 111 m |
| 22 Chandlers Guild, Jamess St, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €305,000 | 135 m |
| 4 Chandlers Guild, Jamess St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €368,000 | 135 m |
| 29 Bowlane West, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €800,000 | 141 m |
| 1 St James Ave, Jamess St, Dublin 8not full market price | Jun 2026 | €150,000 | 149 m |
| 175 Jamess St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €475,000 | 153 m |
| 15 Mcdowell Ave, Ceannt Fort, Mount Brown Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €675,000 | 206 m |
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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 received2 June 2026
- Decision due27 July 2026
- Decision issued4 June 2026
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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