Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedExtensionDecided 28 February 2022

St. Anne's CAMH Unit, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway

Extensions and alterations to the St. Anne's CAMH Adolescent Unit at Merlin Park Hospital.

222 · Galway City Council · Lodged 7 January 2022

Reference
222
Authority
Galway City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
7 January 2022
Residential units
1
Floor area
100 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves three single-storey extensions to the adolescent and children's units to provide a meeting room, three additional bedrooms, and a homework room. It also includes external alterations to the windows in the Special Care Unit.

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Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

  • Permission for development which will consist of
  • A 30m2 single storey extension on the north-eastern side of the adolescent unit, consisting of a meeting room, together with associated internal changes
  • A 56m2 single storey extension on the north-western side of the adolescent unit, consisting of two additional single bedrooms
  • A 47m2 single storey extension consisting of a link building with one additional bedroom and a homework room between the children's unit and the adolescent unit on the southern side of the complex, together with associated internal changes
  • External alterations to the fenestration in the special care unit on the south-eastern side of the adolescent unit

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 19 September 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 January 2025.

Notified floor area: 133

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Merlin Lane, Doughiska, Co GalwayMar 2026€640,000209 m
28 Coill Tire, Doughiska, GalwayJul 2025€290,000259 m
29 Coill Tire, Doughiska, GalwaySept 2025€300,000259 m
117 An Fiodan, Doughiska, GalwayJan 2025€150,000286 m
110 An Fiodan, Doughiska, GalwayAug 2025€355,000301 m
59 Coill Tire, Doughiska Rd, GalwayMar 2026€411,000309 m
104 An Fiodan, Doughiska, GalwaySept 2025€315,000309 m
146 An Fiodan, Doughiska, GalwayMay 2026€428,000360 m

Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received7 January 2022
  2. Decision due3 March 2022
  3. Decision issued28 February 2022
  4. Grant issued5 April 2022
  5. Permission expiry4 April 2027

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