Beacon Medical Campus site, (formerly the Fannins site), Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Development of a women and children's hospital and an office/medical administration building.
D08A/0052 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 January 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0052
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 January 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a major development at the Beacon Medical Campus. It consists of a proposed women and children's hospital and an office/medical administration building, extending the existing Beacon Hospital.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the development of a proposed women and children's hospital and a proposed office/medical administration building to be known as the beacon medical campus. The development comprises the extension of the existing beacon hospital which is bounded by the blackthorn road to the north,the existing beacon court development to the south,the flexitime site to the east and the existing hospital and beacon court to the west. The development consists of the provision of a new 120 ...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qapt 305 Beacon 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 508, 1 Beacon Court, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €303,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 303, Beacon Court, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 109 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 109 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €207,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 601 Cube 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 146 m |
| Apt 24 The Cubes 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2026 | €442,000 | 146 m |
| Apt 603, Cubes 3, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €342,000 | 146 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 received22 January 2008
- Decision issued14 March 2008
- Appeal submitted10 April 2008
- Appeal decided13 November 2008
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
For construction of a new and retention of an existing mezzanine within the existing warehouse for storage…
Existing site at Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Indust, Estate, Dublin 18.
D02A/0095Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Feb 2002Industrial
- Refused40 m away
Permission for the Change of Use of existing building from office use and warehouse to office use including…
Unit 57, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D14A/0658Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Oct 2014Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Development of an extension to the existing Beacon Hospital comprising a new women and children's hospital…
Fannin Site, Beacon Court, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D09A/0175Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Nov 2009Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Permission is sought for the change of use, from office (68.90m²) to the provision of medical services,…
Suite 25, The Mall, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D20A/0513Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Jul 2020Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Beacon Hospital Sandyford Limited intend to apply for temporary permission for retention of development at…
Beacon Hospital, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18AK68
D26A/0015/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Jan 2026Retention
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for change of use at the ground floor level from offices to medical centre to approved…
Units A20-A23, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D08A/0395Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Apr 2008Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for the conversion of an existing roof terrace into office space and the consolidation…
Units A20-A23, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D07A/0768Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Dec 2007Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for the change of use, from office use to the provision of medical services, including…
Suite 24 & 25, The Mall, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D21A/0715Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Aug 2021Change of use
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- GrantedCommercial
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- GrantedCommercial
Permission for development at this c. 0.11 ha site. The development will consist of a new 8 no. storey…
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D21A/0749Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Dec 2021
- GrantedInfrastructure
Provision of a drop-off/pick-up facility at this c.0.09 ha site for Beacon Hospital, currently occupying the…
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D05A/0451Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Nov 2005
- GrantedRetention
Change of use from office use to medical/healthcare use (615.7 sqm) on levels 1 (Units 22 & 23), & levels 2…
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