c.0.31 ha site, located at Heron House, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18Y2X6 (Beacon Hospital)
Change of use of Heron House from offices to hospital use for the Beacon Hospital.
D26A/0192/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 February 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0192/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a three-storey office building into hospital facilities, including decontamination areas, sterile storage, staff welfare, and consulting rooms. No hospital beds are proposed, but works include a new ESB substation, car parking reconfiguration, and landscaping.
- Storeys
- 3
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
The proposed development comprises the change of use of the existing 1 no. 3 storey heron house building from former office use to hospital use, associated with the beacon hospital campus. The proposed development consists of the change of use of the former office block to provide the following facilities; surgical equipment decontamination area; sterile storage; staff welfare facilities; staff canteen; consulting rooms and associated administrative offices. There is no proposals to provide hospital beds within this building. Green roof provision; vehicular set down and loading areas; reconfiguration of existing car and cycle parking; ev car parking; 1 no. New esb substation and associated mv rooms; plant; plant screening; tanks; ducting, piping, cabling; new pedestrian access from corrig road; hard and soft landscaping; and all associated works above and below ground.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MOC To provide for a mix of uses. Which complements the inner core, but with less retail and residential and more emphasis on employment and services.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207 Block A1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €429,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 101, Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 65 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 65 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 65 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 616 The Cubes, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Mar 2026 | €604,000 | 65 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 received12 February 2026
- Decision due13 July 2026
- Decision issued10 July 2026
In the area
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- Granted40 m away
Use of 3,644 sq. metres of existing 4-storey building erected on foot of permissions D99A/0556 and D01A/0888…
Paramount Court, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate,, Dublin 18.
D02A/0579Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Jun 2002Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Permission for modifications to third floor level of existing office building, to include addition of 23sqm…
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D16A/0374Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 May 2016Commercial
- Granted60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
Permission for the development of a change of use from office use to a medical consultation & examination…
Unit A2, Time Place, 21 Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D24A/0529Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Jul 2024Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Planning permission on a site of c.0.018 hectares. The development will consist of modifications to the…
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D10A/0218Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Apr 2010Change of use
- Refused70 m away
Amendments to previously approved planning permission Final Grant Order no. P/3446/05 (Reg. Ref. D05A/0811)…
21, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D07A/1242Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Aug 2007Apartments
- Refused70 m away
Retention Permission for development on a site of c. 0.3253 hectares. The development consists of amendments…
21, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D08A/0838Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Jul 2008Retention
- Granted70 m away
Mixed development comprising two blocks (one 8 storeys over common basement and one 9 storey over common…
21, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D05A/0811Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Jun 2005Apartments
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