Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Galway
A two-storey extension to the Galway Clinic to provide enhanced healthcare facilities.
2460039 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460039
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a two-storey extension to the rear of the Galway Clinic providing additional medical assessment, diagnostic, and staff facilities. It includes an enclosed roof-level plant room, a single-storey switchroom, a new ambulance bay, and the removal of 48 parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 2,083 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for development which consists of the following
- 2 no. Storey extension to the rear of the galway clinic providing healthcare facilities. (gfa: 1,637.6 sq. M) comprising additional enhanced medical assessment, diagnostic facilities, staff changing and medical storage facilities
- Provision of enclosed plant room at roof level of proposed extension (gfa 413.46 sq. M)
- Alterations to external areas comprising the provision of new ambulance bay, realignment of the internal campus access road and the removal of 48 no. Car parking spaces
- Provision of single storey lv switchroom at lower ground floor level on the eastern elevation of the galway clinic (gfa: 31.8 sq. M)
- Provision of landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Garran Ard, Doughiska, Galway | Aug 2025 | €271,500 | 219 m |
| 65 Garran Ard, Doughiska, Galway | Jul 2025 | €145,000 | 222 m |
| 64 Garran Ard, Doughiska, Galway | May 2025 | €253,000 | 227 m |
| 70 Garran Ard, Doughiskea, Galway | Jun 2026 | €380,000 | 231 m |
| 3 Garran Ard, Doughiska, Merlin Park | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 238 m |
| 2 Ard An Mhuine, Oranmoreprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €398,238 | 239 m |
| 72 Ard Raithni, Bearna, Galwayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €348,018 | 245 m |
| No. 73 Ard Raithini, Barna, Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €313,128 | 250 m |
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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
- Application received9 February 2024
- Decision due4 April 2024
- Decision issued28 March 2024
- Grant issued15 January 2025
- Appeal submitted18 April 2024
- Appeal decided15 January 2025
- Permission expiry14 January 2030
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