Observation pack · Dublin City Council

Energy Centre, St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 NHY1

Modifications to the existing Mount Brown boundary treatment adjacent to the St. James’s Hospital Energy Centre. The proposed works comprise: (a) Raising the height of the existing brick pillars up to 3m. (b) Removal and replacement of the existing railings between the brick pillars with new painted metal railings to correspond with the increased height of the brick pillars. (c) Removal of the existing pedestrian entrances within the affected section of the Mount Brown boundary at the entrance to the Energy Centre. (d) All Ancillary site works to facilitate the development.

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: WEB3383/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: St. James's Hospital Board
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 28 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 12 Oct 2026, 23:58
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3383/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3383/26 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 2 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 2
Mary Aikenhead House · house
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
House - 18th century

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB1158/26	Grant permission	17 Jul 2026	—	269 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: A planning permission is sought for: (a) a change of use from previously permitted retail, medical and office (3209/19) and medical (3405/23) use to educational use (excluding ground floor café area), (b) minor internal alterations and, (c) all associated works.
WEB2240/26	Additional information	10 Jul 2026	2	338 m	Proposed 2 No. Studio Apartments circa 78 sq.m area with private and public roof terraces and associated siteworks.
WEB2001/26	Grant permission	19 Jun 2026	—	336 m	The proposed development consists of the installation of rooftop telecommunications equipment including 6 no. Antennas, 1 no. dish, remote radio units (RRU’s), cable trays, GPS, site lamp, gantry poles, portable ladder, cabinets and all associated site development works in order to provide for high-speed wireless data and broadband services
WEB2408/26	Application declared invalid	10 Jun 2026	—	242 m	(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.
WEB2379/26	Application declared invalid	8 Jun 2026	—	242 m	(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.
WEB2114/26	Application declared invalid	7 May 2026	—	395 m	The development will consist of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing house, including internal alterations, a new rooflight to the existing rear pitch of the roof and all ancillary works.
WEB1890/26	Application declared invalid	20 Apr 2026	—	336 m	The proposed development consists of the installation of rooftop telecommunications equipment including 6 no. Antennas, 1 no. dish, remote radio units (RRU’s), cable trays, GPS, site lamp, gantry poles, portable ladder, cabinets and all associated site development works in order to provide for high-speed wireless data and broadband services
WEB5920/25	Grant permission	17 Apr 2026	—	352 m	The development will consist of alterations to existing masonry wall adjacent to Gate 112 on James Street with the insertion of a new pedestrian gateway for staff to safely enter the South Lotts of the Brewery. The proposal also involves a new pedestrian gateway in an existing metal fence over brick wall adjacent to Gate 4 for staff to safely pass from Grand Canal Place through to Portland Street West.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324596	—	pending	25 Aug 2026	161 m
500773	Planning Appeal	Refused	4 Jun 2026	339 m
324296	Strategic Housing Development - Application	pending	20 May 2026	361 m
500259	Planning Appeal	Granted	5 Mar 2026	492 m
323354	Vacant Site Levy - Appeal S.18	Other	21 Nov 2025	426 m
500249	Planning Appeal	Invalid	10 Nov 2025	492 m
321141	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	12 Mar 2025	497 m
319430	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Feb 2025	117 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026

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