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Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway City, Co Galway

Granted 28 May 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660116 at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway City, Co Galway: Development which consists of.
  • The applicant is Health Service Executive (HSE. The agent is Aditi Dey.
  • It was received by Galway City Council on 3 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Granted 28 May 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 28 May 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Galway City Council planning register, checked 17 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Development which consists of

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.

Location
Galway City, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2660116
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Numbers and dates

Project type
Telecoms
Received
3 Apr 2026
Granted
28 May 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 2460098 for this site: granted 23 May 2024, work started 22 Jul 2024.

    Permission for development on lands at Merlin Park Hospital Merlin Park Galway which consists of an amendment to planning permission… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

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What happens next

Permission was granted on 28 May 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660116 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Galway City Council planning register, checked 17 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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