Site planning risk brief

Planning permission is sought for the development of lands (c. 1.8HA) within the grounds of Merlin Park University Hospital. The Proposed development will comprise of a two storey, part single storey Community Nursing Unit/ residential care unit (c. 5,100sqm total Gross Floor Area (GFA)). The building comprises of 60 en-suite bedrooms, including a 10 bed dementia unit in the single storey block, with associated resident accommodation including dining rooms, residents areas, visitors room and family overnight room, treatment rooms, hairdresser's salon etc.; Internal courtyard and balcony spaces, back of house areas, staff accommodation and ancillary offices, demolition of existing buildings on site including a carpenter's workshop (280sqm GFA), storerooms (95sqm GFA) and vacant former nurses accommodation building (67sqm GFA) (total area of demolition 442sqm GFA) and construction of replacement carpenters workshop (286sqm GFA) and 4 no. storerooms (Total GFA of 103.5sqm). Permission is also sought for associated landscaping, services yard including waste marshalling area (49sqm) and ESB substation (15sqm), and all associated site and development works, including connection to existing water supply on Merlin Park Lane. The total GFA of the overall development is 5,553.5sqm GFA.

Permission for development which consist of: Single-storey extension to the rear with pitched roof and one velux window

Permission for development which will consist of: 1. A 30m2 single storey extension on the North-Eastern side of the Adolescent Unit, consisting of a meeting room, together with associated internal changes. 2. A 56m2 single storey extension on the North-Western side of the Adolescent Unit, consisting of two additional single bedrooms. 3. 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. 4. External alterations to the fenestration in the Special Care Unit on the South-Eastern side of the Adolescent Unit.

Permission for development which consists of; remove the rooftop equipment cabin and three antennas currently fixed to the rooftop lift room and replace with two antennas to be affixed to the lift room together with the addition of two pairs of antennas, each pair affixed to 3m high ballast mounted support poles including associated equipment together with the construction of an access track extension all at or adjacent to the multi storey utilities and storage building situated approximately 100m west of Unit 10 Merlin Park University Hospital, Old Dublin Road, Galway.

Permission for development which consists of erection of a dwelling house (area 264.58m2) domestic garage (area 30m2) connection to public mains sewer, along with all associated site works

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