Camac House, 1-3 Bow Bridge, Dublin 8
Change of use of first-floor offices to provide staff accommodation for the new National Children's Hospital.
WEB2379/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 May 2026
- Reference
- WEB2379/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 May 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to change the use of first-floor office space to limited-term staff accommodation for the National Children's Hospital, creating 8 ensuite bedrooms with shared facilities. It also includes a partial change of use of the basement storage for a shared laundry room.
- Residential units
- 8
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Official record
Development description
(i) change of use of first-floor level office space to provide limited-term staff accommodation, related to the operation of the new national children’s hospital with associated internal alterations to facilitate revised layout providing for 8 no. Ensuite bedrooms each with access to shared facilities including kitchen/dining area, living area, storage/service area, linen store and existing roof terrace all at first floor level; (ii) partial change of use of basement-floor level storage area to provide shared laundry/storage room in association with limited-term staff accommodation use and re-designation of the separate entrance foyer at ground floor level to serve the limited-term staff accommodation use; and, (iii) all associated works, including drainage works, engineering works and installation of new boiler cabinet, as necessary to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Bow Bridge House, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €365,000 | 31 m |
| Apt No1 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €326,500 | 31 m |
| 4 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €331,000 | 31 m |
| 35 Cammock, Mount Brown, Kilmainham Dublin 8not full market price | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 54 m |
| Apt 13 Manor Hall, Mount Brown, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 63 m |
| 7 Manor Hall, Mountbrown, James St | May 2026 | €387,000 | 63 m |
| 10 Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 64 m |
| 20 Bowbridge Place, Irwin Street, Kilmainham | Mar 2025 | €390,000 | 66 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 received20 May 2026
- Decision due30 July 2026
- Decision issued8 June 2026
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