Planning near you · Galway · Ref 2660244

Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive,…

Surgical Hub Building , Merlin Park University Hospital Galway , Galway City Co. Galway.

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: September 02, 2026

Applicant: Not supplied in our sources
Proposed use: See council description

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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

8 Jul 2026Application received
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2 Sep 2026Council decisionGranted with conditions
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NPAD · source SHA-256: fc4d2805cad0e0d67c2efd0616e0537db95339191aea16fe45fd157c39ef8611 · field: DecisionDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision, Proposal description.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-02; Proposal description: Permission for development which consists of: We, the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building. → Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 16 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Surgical Hub Building , Merlin Park University Hospital Galway , Galway City Co. Galway.. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The prop…”

Location & nearby applications

Surgical Hub Building , Merlin Park University Hospital Galway , Galway City Co. Galway.

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

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Permission for development which consists of: We DRA Community Development Company CLG intend to apply for permission for dev…About 900 m · Doughiska Road , Doughiska , GalwayRef 2660242 · Further Information
Permission for development which consists of: permission sought on behalf of Gerry Kelly to retain two storey extension to dw…About 900 m · No 52 , Lurgan Park , GalwayRef 2660221 · Permission granted with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: Permission is being sought by David Collins for the following at 99 Lurgan Park…About 1.2 km · 99 Lurgan Park , Renmore , GalwayRef 2660238 · Permission granted with conditions

Documents & sources

Galway City Council · Reference 2660244

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: fc4d2805cad0e0d67c2efd0616e0537db95339191aea16fe45fd157c39ef8611

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:55.201644+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file

Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building.

Application details

Reference: 2660244
Site address: Surgical Hub Building , Merlin Park University Hospital Galway , Galway City Co. Galway.
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: Permission granted with conditions
Date received: July 08, 2026
Decision due: September 03, 2026
Council decision date: September 02, 2026
Authority: Galway City Council

All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

2026-09-16
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-09-02
- Proposal description: Permission for development which consists of: We, the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building. → Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building.

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