GrantedCommercialDecided 21 July 2016

St. Patrick's Hospital, Johns Hill, Waterford

Construction of a new 100-bed residential healthcare unit at St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford.

1650 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 2 February 2016

Reference: 1650
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 February 2016

Summary

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The project involves building a new two-storey and part single-storey 100-bed residential healthcare unit. It includes the demolition of the existing Convent building, refurbishment of the protected Mortuary Chapel to form a new entrance, and provision of 100 car parking spaces.

Commercialhealthcarehospitaldemolitionprotected structure

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 7,671 m²

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Development description

Construction of a new two storey, and part single storey, 100 bed residential healthcare unit with ancillary facilities. The unit will comprise of 2 no. Households of 30 beds, 2 no. Households of 20 beds, patient roof terrace, a production kitchen and related community spaces. The new unit will link with the existing hospital via a glazed link to the north, and directly with the western end of the mortuary chapel (283m2) a protected structure to be refurbished internally and externally forming a new main entrance and foyer for the hospital and new unit. The existing convent building (526m2) is to be demolished. The total floor area of the development is 7671m2. Provision is made externally for a goods delivery area, waste management facilities, generator and oil storage tanks. A total of 100 no. Car parking spaces are to be provided with associated vehicular set down areas, bicycle parking and hard/soft landscaping to all garden spaces. A new main entrance will be formed in the existing southern boundary wall on st. Patrick's way (r709). The existing entrance on johns hill is to remain as a service entrance only and new fencing to the northern boundary of the site.

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CICI

“Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Community facilities

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
24 Grange Park Ave, Waterford, Waterford	Feb 2026	€605,000	121 m
8 Passage Rd, Waterford City, Waterford	Mar 2025	€245,000	136 m
2 Wilkins St, Waterford, Waterford	Jul 2025	€297,500	147 m
22 Passage Rd, Waterford	Apr 2026	€355,000	148 m
5 Wilkin Court, Waterford	Feb 2025	€230,000	170 m
47 Alphonsus Rd, Waterford, Waterford	Apr 2026	€240,000	181 m
27 Passage Rd, Waterford, Waterford	Jul 2025	€370,000	184 m
14 Grange Park Ave, Waterford, Waterford	Sept 2025	€420,000	208 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

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Application received2 February 2016
Further information requested21 March 2016
Further information received29 June 2016
Decision due26 July 2016
Decision issued21 July 2016
Grant issued26 August 2016
Permission expiry25 August 2021

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