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Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02 XK51

Installation of a new passenger lift and associated internal alterations at a protected hospital building.

WEB2721/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 July 2026

Reference: WEB2721/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 9 July 2026

Summary

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The development at the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital consists of installing a new passenger lift serving the lower ground to first floor. Works include creating a new passageway through the undercroft, lowering a floor area for level access, and reorganising ancillary rooms.

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Development description

Protected structure the development will consist of :the provision of a new passenger lift, accessible from the main entrance, serving from lower ground floor level to first floor level of the main hospital building, a protected structure (rps ref. No. 39); the formation of a new passageway through the undercroft space of the eastern flight of the main entrance hall stairs to access the proposed new lift; the removal of an area of floor to the existing ground floor consultant's room, replacing this with a lower area of flooring to provide level access from entrance level to the proposed lift; the provision of cross-corridor doors to lower ground floor level to form a protected lobby around the new lift and stairs flight; the reorganisation of ancillary rooms to the lower ground floor and first floor level arising out of the impact of the new lift shaft; the provision of architectural treatments to and around the proposed lift shaft to the consultant's room at ground floor level to mitigate the conservation impact of the proposed works; the provision of a new stairs flight linking entrance level to lower ground floor level underneath the eastern flight of the main entrance hall stairs involving removal of a small area of floor; the adjustment of the original main entrance doors of the hospital building to reverse the door swing and facilitate better access to the new lift provided; the replacement of the lift cars and mechanisms to the existing main passenger lift and existing goods lift, and the removal of the existing, non-original, fire rated joinery doors to these lifts as they will no longer be required; minor ancillary works, such as the making good of finishes, associated with the provision of the above.

Land-use zoning

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Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“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

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 5, Leeson Place, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€895,000	112 m
11 Symphony Hall, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2	Apr 2025	€560,000	113 m
16 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€800,000	113 m
26 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€777,000	113 m
27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2	Jun 2026	€1,925,000	117 m
9 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€385,000	133 m
12 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Sept 2025	€411,000	133 m
41 Symphony House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Feb 2026	€850,000	135 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.

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Application received9 July 2026
Decision due3 September 2026

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