Carmac House, 1-3 Bow Bridge, Dublin 8
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
WEB2425/26 is a planning application for permission at Carmac House, 1-3 Bow Bridge, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 10 Jun 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: (i) change of use of first-floor level office space to provide limited-term staff accommodation, related to the operation of the new National Children’s Hospital with associated internal alterations to facilitate revised layout providing for 8 no. ensuite bedrooms each with access to shared facilities including kitchen/dining area, living area, storage/service area, linen store and existing roof terrace all at first floor level; (ii) partial change of use of basement-floor level storage area to provide shared laundry/storage room in association with limited-term staff accommodation use and re-designation of the separate entrance foyer at ground floor level to serve the limited-term staff accommodation use; and, (iii) all associated works, including drainage works, engineering works and installation of new boiler cabinet, as necessary to facilitate the development. No decision has been made yet; the council's decision is due by 5 Aug 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 15 Jul 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 86 other decided applications in the last five years and 18 appeals.
Proposal
(i) change of use of first-floor level office space to provide limited-term staff accommodation, related to the operation of the new National Children’s Hospital with associated internal alterations to facilitate revised layout providing for 8 no. ensuite bedrooms each with access to shared facilities including kitchen/dining area, living area, storage/service area, linen store and existing roof terrace all at first floor level; (ii) partial change of use of basement-floor level storage area to provide shared laundry/storage room in association with limited-term staff accommodation use and re-designation of the separate entrance foyer at ground floor level to serve the limited-term staff accommodation use; and, (iii) all associated works, including drainage works, engineering works and installation of new boiler cabinet, as necessary to facilitate the development.
- Status
- Planners Report
- Decision
- Pending
- Site (from polygon)
- 417 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 10 Jun 2026New applicationObservation window closed 15 Jul 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z11: Waterways Protection: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenities.
Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
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.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 15
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 12
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 80220). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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