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Rotunda Hospital Campus, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

Granted 31 Jul 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application WEB2689/24 at Rotunda Hospital Campus, Parnell Square, Dublin 1: PROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises a 4-storey…
  • It was received by Dublin City Council on 10 Dec 2024.
  • Status: Granted 31 Jul 2025.
  • Permission was granted on 31 Jul 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Search the council's register

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What and where

PROTECTED STRUCTURE The proposed development comprises a 4-storey…

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.

Location
Dublin 1, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
WEB2689/24
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
9,946 m²
Project type
Public / civic
Received
10 Dec 2024
Granted
31 Jul 2025
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decidedRefuse Permission

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 31 Jul 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Basement parkingNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

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How we know this

From the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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