Planning near you · Dublin · Ref WEB2394/26

Extension to existing Mortuary Building for to provide for a Biobank Research…

St. James’s Healthcare Campus, St. James’s Street, Dublin 8

Decision code: GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision recorded: July 29, 2026

Applicant: St. James’ Hospital Board
Proposed use: See council description

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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

5 Jun 2026Application received
Source: Council portal
Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f · field: receivedDate
8 Jun 2026Application registered
Source: Council portal
Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f · field: registrationDate
29 Jul 2026Council decisionGRANT PERMISSION
Source: Council portal
Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f · field: decisionDate
2 Sep 2026Grant recorded
Source: Council portal
Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f · field: finalGrantDate

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns St. James’s Healthcare Campus, St. James’s Street, Dublin 8. Proposal excerpt: “Extension to existing Mortuary Building for to provide for a Biobank Research building consisting of a 1,125 sq. m. five storey building with roof top plant room on the vacant yard to the north of the existing mortuary b…”

Location & nearby applications

St. James’s Healthcare Campus, St. James’s Street, Dublin 8

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Dublin City Council · Reference WEB2394/26

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f

Proposal: Council portal · source SHA-256: 0c33809b111bc859d057a6fd2b9a7d9fd535e1597f2315932d2a1bfba4bb0d9f

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:13:01.941888+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file

Extension to existing Mortuary Building for to provide for a Biobank Research building consisting of a 1,125 sq. m. five storey building with roof top plant room on the vacant yard to the north of the existing mortuary building accommodating freezer storage areas, laboratories and offices and all site development works, above and below ground required to facilitate the proposed development, including alterations to height of the eastern boundary wall, replacement of 1 no. parking space in mortuary building car park with pedestrian steps and the installation of 2 no. liquid nitrogen tanks (2 metres high; 0.95 metres diameter) and a back-up electricity generator in the north west corner of the existing mortuary building car park. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be via the existing access from Ewington Lane.

Application details

Reference: WEB2394/26
Applicant: St. James’ Hospital Board
Site address: St. James’s Healthcare Campus, St. James’s Street, Dublin 8
Application type: Permission
Latest reported outcome: Decision code: GRANT PERMISSION
Date received: June 05, 2026
Decision due: July 31, 2026
Council decision date: July 29, 2026
Authority: Dublin City Council

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