Rotunda Hospital Campus, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
A four-storey maternity hospital extension at the Rotunda Hospital, including 80 new bedrooms and a new theatre.
WEB2689/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 December 2024
- Reference
- WEB2689/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the Rotunda Hospital campus involves constructing a 4-storey over basement Critical Care Wing. It will provide 80 additional hospital bedrooms, a new theatre, and connections to existing protected structures. The project also includes the demolition of a single-storey outpatient department and associated refurbishment works.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 9,946 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
- Protected structure the proposed development comprises a 4-storey over basement maternity hospital building extension (critical care wing, c. 9,946 sq m gross floor area) including: 80no. Additional hospital bedrooms, new theatre and ancillary facilities, a new link corridor (level
- And connections with the existing entrance building and main hospital building (protected structure); and, all ancillary demolition, site development, conservation, and landscaping and boundary works on campus, including: -
- Associated refurbishment works within the existing entrance building
- Refurbishment of the existing ward space on level 02 within the plunkett cairns wing, medical residence building and main hospital building (protected structures)
- Plant at basement of the proposed new critical care wing
- Chimney flues, plant and associated screening at roof level of the proposed new critical care wing and at roof level of the existing entrance building
- Demolition of - existing single-storey outpatient department (c. 1,174 sq m gfa), vehicular ramps and tunnel; - existing plant structures, including single-storey plant/waste store, low voltage switch room and defunct water tank, in the central garden area
- Construction of a new single-storey bicycle store to provide an additional 98no. Bicycle spaces at surface level
- Replacement of the existing vehicular access ramps with two new realigned vehicular access ramps to the existing lower-level surface car parks
- Reconfiguration of the existing lower-level surface car parks, including removal of 67no. Existing car parking spaces
- Relocation of the existing waste compactors, from north of the original hospital building (protected structure), to new location in the reconfigured lower-level surface car park area with associated landscape screening
- Relocation of the existing medical waste store to an external storage area, under the proposed new access ramp with associated removal of an existing caged clinical waste store
- Construction of a screened generator and medical gases compound within the northern portion of the site
- Hard & soft landscaping elements to the perimeter of the proposed building and carparks including the creation of a lightwell behind the existing boundary railings
- Minor reconfiguration, removal (c. 10m) and making good of the protected boundary railings along the western perimeter of the site
- Replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates at the northwest perimeter of the site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €378,000 | 119 m |
| 103 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €320,000 | 119 m |
| 26 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €315,000 | 119 m |
| 55 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €350,000 | 119 m |
| 30 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2026 | €450,000 | 119 m |
| 71 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €435,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 79, Ivy Exchange, Parnell St Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €349,900 | 119 m |
| 51 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €335,000 | 119 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 received10 December 2024
- Decision due31 July 2025
- Decision issued31 July 2025
- Appeal submitted25 August 2025
- Appeal decided9 February 2026
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