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2360396

CONDITIONAL

Clare - Clare County Council

Proposed Development

for the development which will consist of a new three storey extension to the existing main Hospital building & ancillary site works including landscaping, parking, realignment of internal roadway, footpaths and waste compound and medical gases upgrade, to provide a Central Sterile Services Department at ground floor level, 2 operating Theatres, a 1st Stage Recovery Unit, supporting theatre accommodation and a link corridor at first floor level, and associated plantroom at second floor level. The proposed accommodation is for replacement and upgrade of existing accommodation. The development is accessed off Gort Road and is located to the rear of the Hospital within the curtilage of the existing Ennis Hospital. There are a number of existing protected structures within the site. Internal alterations and refurbishment works & alterations to the existing external walls and slabs are proposed at ground and first floor levels to the main hospital building, which is a protected structure (RPS No.: 800 County Hospital). The extension is within the curtilage of the Chapel (RPS No.: 801).

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    25 Sept 2023

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    17 Nov 2023

  3. Decision due

    19 Nov 2023

  4. Grant issued

    4 Jan 2024

Application Details

Location
Ennis Hospital , Gort Road Lifford , Ennis
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Clare County Council
Site Area
2.61 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
25 September 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
17 November 2023
Grant Date
4 January 2024
Permission Expires
3 January 2029

Location

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