GrantedCommercialDecided 6 July 2026

Lands at Rathmines Waste Management Bring Centre, Gulistan Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Demolition of four structures and construction of a part-1 to part-5 storey primary health care facility with basement parking.

WEB2816/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 July 2025

Reference: WEB2816/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 July 2025

Summary

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The Health Service Executive intends to demolish four existing structures totaling 972 sqm. In their place, they plan to construct a part-1 to part-5 storey primary health care facility of approximately 5,495 sqm. The development will include GP consulting rooms, mental health facilities, gyms, a day care centre, and a single-storey basement car park.

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Storeys: 5
Floor area: 5,495 m²

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Official record

Development description

The health service executive (hse) intend to apply for planning permission for development at a site of c. 0.3 ha on lands at the rathmines waste management bring centre, gulistan terrace, rathmines, dublin 6, d06 kd28. The proposed development consists of the demolition of 4 no. Existing structures on site (c. 440sqm, 106sqm, 228 sqm and 198 sqm) located at the centre, northern and eastern boundary of the site and the removal of the boundary wall on the western element of the site (c. 19 m in length); and the construction of a part-1 to part-5 no. Storey primary health care facility (total gross floor area c. 5,495 sqm), with associated lift risers at sixth floor parapet level. The facility is to be over a 1 no. Storey basement carpark (c. 1,825 sqm) with natural ventilation grills around building perimeter. The facility is to be comprised of gp consulting rooms; community mental health facilities; physiotherapy and paediatric gyms; therapy and activity rooms; dining room; ancillary reception, office, staff and patient facilities; and an older person's day care centre at ground floor level and an internal therapeutic garden courtyard (c. 195sqm). The development will also provide for pvs at fifth floor roof level; external plant (c. 104 sqm) at fourth floor roof level; a first floor roof terrace on the southern element of the site (c. 265sqm); a second floor roof terrace on the eastern element of the site (c. 237 sqm); public vehicular access road from gulistan terrace with turning hammerhead including pedestrian footpaths and associated set down area and accessible parking; staff car parking spaces at basement level accessed via a controlled access road and ramp; ev parking facilities; suds including intensive green roof provision; tanks and associated water hydrants; plant rooms; site lighting; 1 no. Substation; bin storage including clinical waste storage; signage and wayfinding installations; services provision; deliveries and marshalling yards; removable bollards; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; changes in level; secure cycle parking facilities; ducting and piping; lighting; and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
45 Gulistan Cottages, Dublin 6, Dublin	Apr 2025	€420,000	51 m
Rathmines Town Centre, Apt83 And Carpark Space 37, Dublin 6	Aug 2025	€162,500	55 m
92 The Towncentre, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€485,000	55 m
163 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines Rd Lower, Rathmines Dublin 6	May 2025	€420,000	75 m
Apt 162, Block 3 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines	Sept 2025	€545,000	75 m
28 Gulistan Cottages, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€360,000	79 m
10 Gulistan Cottages, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€680,000	85 m
63 Gulistan Cottages, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€668,000	87 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received23 July 2025
Decision due9 July 2026
Decision issued6 July 2026

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