GrantedCommercialDecided 25 March 2021

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

Construction of a new 60-bed Community Nursing Unit at Merlin Park University Hospital.

2033 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 February 2020

Reference: 2033
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 February 2020
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development on a 1.8-hectare site involves the demolition of several existing buildings, including former nurses' accommodation. A new two-storey Community Nursing Unit will be built, featuring 60 en-suite bedrooms, a 10-bed dementia unit, courtyards, and a replacement workshop.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development 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.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Culture and InstitutionalCI

“To provide for institutional and community facility use”

National zoning type: Community facilities

Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
28 Coill Tire, Doughiska, Galway	Jul 2025	€290,000	189 m
29 Coill Tire, Doughiska, Galway	Sept 2025	€300,000	189 m
59 Coill Tire, Doughiska Rd, Galway	Mar 2026	€411,000	189 m
Merlin Lane, Doughiska, Co Galway	Mar 2026	€640,000	195 m
117 An Fiodan, Doughiska, Galway	Jan 2025	€150,000	259 m
77 Coill Tire, Doughiska, Galway	Sept 2025	€340,000	261 m
110 An Fiodan, Doughiska, Galway	Aug 2025	€355,000	263 m
104 An Fiodan, Doughiska, Galway	Sept 2025	€315,000	263 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received13 February 2020
Further information requested1 April 2020
Further information received26 February 2021
Decision due25 March 2021
Decision issued25 March 2021
Grant issued26 April 2021
Permission expiry25 April 2026

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