Development at Blackrock Private Hospital, Blackrock Clinic

Proposed development

Planning permission for development at this site of c.1.1 ha at "St Catherine's", and along Castledawson Avenue, and which is located within Blackrock Hospital and Clinic Campus, Rock Road Blackrock, Co. Dublin (A94 E4X7). The proposed development will comprise: 1)Demolition of "St Catherine's" which includes "Ruby Lodge", associated outbuildings, temporary buildings and waste storage and compacting compound (c. 3,296sqm in total). 2)Provision of an up 5 no. storey over double basement new hospital clinical extension measuring c. 31,449 sq.m and which will accommodate a pharmacy, 6 no. operating theatres, 22 no. daycare beds, 44 no. ward en-suite bedrooms, consultants' suites, and all ancillary facilities including plant rooms, waste storage and compacting bays, staff rooms/ offices, circulation space, stores, WC's and reception areas. The following departments will be accommodated within the hospital extension: Radiotherapy, PET CT, Endoscopy, Urology, Outpatients, Cardiology, and Oncology. 3)The proposed hospital extension will be linked to the existing hospital by connecting corridors between the buildings at ground and lower ground floor. 4)181 no. car parking and 124 no. bicycle parking areas will be provided along with goods loading bays. 5)All associated works to enable the development including provision of an ESB Substation (c. 79sqm), VIE Compound (c. 79sqm), new cycle parking building (c. 148sqm), along with all landscaping around the site.

Planning status

The council recorded a decision on 8 Sept 2026. The official file has the outcome; the four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded.

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