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Dublin City Council · WEB2689/24

Rotunda Hospital Campus, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

  1. 10 Dec 2024Received
  2. 31 Jul 2025Grant permission
  3. 25 Aug 2025Appealed
  4. 9 Feb 2026Appeal: Refused
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Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Grant permission · 31 Jul 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
9,580 m²
Appeal
ACP 323482 · Refused

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises a 4-storey over basement maternity hospital building extension (Critical Care Wing, c. 9,946 sq m gross floor area) including: 80no. additional hospital bedrooms, new theatre and ancillary facilities, a new link corridor (Level 02) and connections with the existing Entrance Building and Main Hospital Building (protected structure); and, all ancillary demolition, site development, conservation, and landscaping and boundary works on campus, including: -•Associated refurbishment works within the existing Entrance Building. •Refurbishment of the existing ward space on Level 02 within the Plunkett Cairns Wing, Medical Residence Building and Main Hospital Building (Protected Structures). •Plant at basement of the proposed new Critical Care Wing. •Chimney flues, plant and associated screening at roof level of the proposed new Critical Care Wing and at roof level of the existing Entrance Building. •Demolition of - existing single-storey Outpatient department (c.1,174 sq m GFA), vehicular ramps and tunnel; - existing plant structures, including single-storey plant/waste store, low voltage switch room and defunct water tank, in the central garden area. •Construction of a new single-storey bicycle store to provide an additional 98no. bicycle spaces at surface level. •Replacement of the existing vehicular access ramps with two new realigned vehicular access ramps to the existing lower-level surface car parks. •Reconfiguration of the existing lower-level surface car parks, including removal of 67no. existing car parking spaces. •Relocation of the existing waste compactors, from north of the original hospital building (protected structure), to new location in the reconfigured lower-level surface car park area with associated landscape screening. •Relocation of the existing medical waste store to an external storage area, under the proposed new access ramp with associated removal of an existing caged clinical waste store. •Construction of a screened generator and medical gases compound within the northern portion of the site. •Hard & soft landscaping elements to the perimeter of the proposed building and carparks including the creation of a lightwell behind the existing boundary railings. •Minor reconfiguration, removal (c.10m) and making good of the protected boundary railings along the western perimeter of the site.•Replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates at the northwest perimeter of the site

WEB2689/24 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises a 4-storey over basement, received on 10 Dec 2024; permission was granted on 31 Jul 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB2689/24
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
10 Dec 2024
Observations close
23 Jan 2025 (closed 599 days ago)
Decision due
31 Jul 2025 · decided 31 Jul 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 31 Jul 2025
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises a 4-storey over basement maternity hospital building extension (Critical Care Wing, c. 9,946 sq m gross floor area) including: 80no. additional hospital bedrooms, new theatre and ancillary facilities, a new link corridor (Level 02) and connections with the existing Entrance Building and Main Hospital Building (protected structure); and, all ancillary demolition, site development, conservation, and landscaping and boundary works on campus, including: -•Associated refurbishment works within the existing Entrance Building. •Refurbishment of the existing ward space on Level 02 within the Plunkett Cairns Wing, Medical Residence Building and Main Hospital Building (Protected Structures). •Plant at basement of the proposed new Critical Care Wing. •Chimney flues, plant and associated screening at roof level of the proposed new Critical Care Wing and at roof level of the existing Entrance Building. •Demolition of - existing single-storey Outpatient department (c.1,174 sq m GFA), vehicular ramps and tunnel; - existing plant structures, including single-storey plant/waste store, low voltage switch room and defunct water tank, in the central garden area. •Construction of a new single-storey bicycle store to provide an additional 98no. bicycle spaces at surface level. •Replacement of the existing vehicular access ramps with two new realigned vehicular access ramps to the existing lower-level surface car parks. •Reconfiguration of the existing lower-level surface car parks, including removal of 67no. existing car parking spaces. •Relocation of the existing waste compactors, from north of the original hospital building (protected structure), to new location in the reconfigured lower-level surface car park area with associated landscape screening. •Relocation of the existing medical waste store to an external storage area, under the proposed new access ramp with associated removal of an existing caged clinical waste store. •Construction of a screened generator and medical gases compound within the northern portion of the site. •Hard & soft landscaping elements to the perimeter of the proposed building and carparks including the creation of a lightwell behind the existing boundary railings. •Minor reconfiguration, removal (c.10m) and making good of the protected boundary railings along the western perimeter of the site.•Replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates at the northwest perimeter of the site
As published by the register.
Site area
9,580 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

ACP 323482 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 9 Feb 2026
received by the Commission 25 Aug 2025 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    O2 — Green belt

    Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

    Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 242
      house; School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology; Church of Saint George and Saint Thomas
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 12
      Burial ground; Graveyard; Brickworks

    Provenance

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