Planning permission is sought for the development of lands (c.

Application details

Planning reference

2033

Council

Galway City Council

Proposal description

Planning permission is sought for the development of lands (c. 1.8HA) within the grounds of Merlin Park University Hospital. The Proposed development will comprise of a two storey, part single storey Community Nursing Unit/ residential care unit (c. 5,100sqm total Gross Floor Area (GFA)). The building comprises of 60 en-suite bedrooms, including a 10 bed dementia unit in the single storey block, with associated resident accommodation including dining rooms, residents areas, visitors room and family overnight room, treatment rooms, hairdresser's salon etc.; Internal courtyard and balcony spaces, back of house areas, staff accommodation and ancillary offices, demolition of existing buildings on site including a carpenter's workshop (280sqm GFA), storerooms (95sqm GFA) and vacant former nurses accommodation building (67sqm GFA) (total area of demolition 442sqm GFA) and construction of replacement carpenters workshop (286sqm GFA) and 4 no. storerooms (Total GFA of 103.5sqm). Permission is also sought for associated landscaping, services yard including waste marshalling area (49sqm) and ESB substation (15sqm), and all associated site and development works, including connection to existing water supply on Merlin Park Lane. The total GFA of the overall development is 5,553.5sqm GFA.

Location / address

Merlin Park University Hospital , Old Dublin Road , Merlin Park Lane

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

13 Feb 2020

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

25 Mar 2021

Final grant date

26 Apr 2021

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   13 Feb 2020

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   25 Mar 2021

3. Final grant

   26 Apr 2021

4. Works commenced

   4 Jan 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

5. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   14 Dec 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

6. Works commenced

   7 Aug 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data

7. Works commenced

   6 Sept 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data