The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8, D08 XW7X
- 13 May 2026Received
- 3 Jul 2026Grant permission
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Grant permission · 3 Jul 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 2.58 ha
What’s proposed
(i) Planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. flagpoles (2 no. measuring 6m in height and 1 no. measuring 7m in height) with mounted flags for symbolic use and measuring 1.2m x 1.8m on the 6m high flagpoles and the flag on the 7m high flagpole measuring 1.2m x 2.4m, all located to the northwest corner of the site. Permanent flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary with concrete foundation. (ii) Planning permission is sought for a temporary period of 6 months for flagpoles for the display of artwork associated with the bicentenary celebrations for The Coombe Hospital, comprising of: (a) the erection of 12 no. flagpoles measuring 6m in height with mounted flags measuring 0.9m x 1.8m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary. Temporary flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary; and (b) a temporary informational sign measuring 3.8m x 1.5m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary, located next to the main site entrance from Dolphin's Barn Street (R110). All flags and signage are non-illuminated and face onto Dolphin's Barn Street (R110)
WEB2163/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for (i) Planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. flagpoles (2 no. measuring 6m, received on 13 May 2026; permission was granted on 3 Jul 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB2163/26
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Observations close
- 17 Jun 2026 (closed 89 days ago)
- Decision due
- 7 Jul 2026 · decided 3 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 3 Jul 2026
- Proposed development
- (i) Planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. flagpoles (2 no. measuring 6m in height and 1 no. measuring 7m in height) with mounted flags for symbolic use and measuring 1.2m x 1.8m on the 6m high flagpoles and the flag on the 7m high flagpole measuring 1.2m x 2.4m, all located to the northwest corner of the site. Permanent flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary with concrete foundation. (ii) Planning permission is sought for a temporary period of 6 months for flagpoles for the display of artwork associated with the bicentenary celebrations for The Coombe Hospital, comprising of: (a) the erection of 12 no. flagpoles measuring 6m in height with mounted flags measuring 0.9m x 1.8m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary. Temporary flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary; and (b) a temporary informational sign measuring 3.8m x 1.5m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary, located next to the main site entrance from Dolphin's Barn Street (R110). All flags and signage are non-illuminated and face onto Dolphin's Barn Street (R110)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.58 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
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No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 1
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 13
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88799). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
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