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Site planning risk brief

Merlin Park Hospital University Hospital , Merlin Park , Galway

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

15% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,073 decisions within 5 km, 3 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 203 structured appeals.

Matched source
18423
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage. “Not yet covered” means no conclusion is drawn while source datasets or policy extraction are still being loaded.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

3 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

3 matched

Zoning and settlement

Not yet covered

Current indexed zoning and settlement layers are intersected with the selected site where coverage exists.

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

Current section-and-page citations have not yet been loaded for this authority.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Not yet covered

Each layer reports its own coverage; missing coverage never appears as a clean result.

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

203 structured nearby appeal records.

203 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

Historic extracted references are not presented as current policy; verified citations are still being loaded.

2,073Nearby applications
3Site-linked candidates
15%Nearby refused
203Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

18423

Permission to construct a 613m2 modular Theatre Building and link corridor (66m2), roof top plant space (328m2) and external boiler house (19m2) including construction of a service road, gas compound and all associated site works and services

Granted0.0 km08 August 2019
20173

Permission is sought for the development which will consist of revisions to granted planning permission Ref 18/423 to construct a new Theatre building (620m2) and link and stores (139m2), roof top plant space (383m2), including construction of a service road, gas compound and boiler room (61m2) and all associated site works and services (total area 1203m2)

Granted0.0 km19 August 2020
21289

Permission for development which will consist of -Construction of a 2,324.3 sq.m (gross) two- storey Outpatients Department Building. - Construction of a 314.7 sq.m (gross) single storey Adult Cystic Fibrosis Outpatients Building - Construction of 88 no. bay car park (comprising 77 no. bay car park south of proposed Outpatients Department Building and the provision of 11 no. car park bays adjacent to Existing Unit 8) - Provision of pedestrian footpath connection to north to location adjoining Medical Records Building -Provision of bicycle parking, public lighting, roof mounted solar PV panels, roof plant, site landscaping, services, signage and all associated site development works

Granted0.0 km28 October 2021
2660116

Permission for development which consists of: We, the Health Service Executive, intend to apply to Galway City Council for retention permission for development at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development to be retained comprises of the installation of mechanical and electrical plant components at roof level on the permitted Surgical Hub Building (Pl. Reg. Ref. 24/60098) and includes the following: - The provision of new roof mounted ventilation exhaust terminals and connecting ductwork to serve the internal ventilation system; - The provision of a lightning protection system consisting of interceptor terminals; - The provision of a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) including 3 no. donor antennas; - The provision of 3 no. total boiler and hot water flues.

Granted0.1 km28 May 2026
2460098

Permission for development on lands at Merlin Park Hospital Merlin Park Galway which consists of an amendment to planning permission reference 23/160. The proposed development comprises the following: • The provision of a three storey Surgical Hub building (Gross Floor Area: 4,330 sq.m) to include: o Staff Services, Storage and Plant Rooms at Ground Floor Level; o Operating Theatres, Preparation Area, Recovery Area, Waiting Area and ancillary support services at First Floor Level; and o Plant and associated equipment at Second Floor Level. • The provision of roof mounted Solar PV Panels; • The provision of 108 no. car parking spaces (including 6 no. accessible spaces and 20 no. EV charging spaces); • The provision of a new bus stop to be located adjacent to the proposed development; and • All landscaping and other associated site development works required to facilitate the proposed development.

Granted0.1 km23 May 2024
23160

Permission for development which consists of the following:- The provision of a three storey Surgical Hub building (Gross Floor Area: 4,265 sq.m) to include: - Staff Services, Storage and Plant Rooms at Ground Floor Level; - Operating Theatres, Preparation Area, Recovery Area, Waiting Area and ancillary support services at First Floor Level; and -Plant and associated equipment at Second Floor Level. - The provision of roof mounted Solar PV Panels; - The provision of 108 no. car parking spaces (including 6 no. accessible spaces and 20 no. EV charging spaces); - The provision of a new bus stop to be located adjacent to the proposed development; and - All landscaping and other associated site development works required to facilitate the proposed development

Granted0.1 km10 August 2023

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,073 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €29 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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