New wing at Dublin hospital refused after objections by conservation group

An Coimisiún Pleanála said it was satisfied that the scale, form and location of the Rotunda's new wing meant it would 'encroach upon and further compromise the architectural and historical integrity of Parnell Square'. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Planning permission for a €100m new wing for critically ill women and infants at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has been refused following a successful objection by a conservation group.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has overturned a decision of Dublin City Council to approve the proposed development of a new four-storey, critical care wing which would have provided 80 extra hospital bedrooms as well as a new theatre and connections to the existing entrance and main hospital buildings.