Permission Granted for End-of-Life Family Room at Monaghan Hospital
Monaghan County Council has granted conditional permission for a Design and Dignity Room at Monaghan General Hospital. A storage outbuilding will become a family room where relatives of patients at the end of life can stay overnight.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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Monaghan County Council has granted conditional planning permission for a family room with overnight accommodation at Monaghan General Hospital. It will be used by families of patients at the end of life.
What was approved
The council's planning file (reference 2660386) describes the project as a change of use of part of an existing hospital outbuilding from general storage to a family room with overnight accommodation, called a Design and Dignity Room. It also covers changes to the layout and elevations of that part of the outbuilding, and associated site works.
Northern Sound reported in September that the HSE had lodged the application.
Timeline
The council received and validated the application on 10 September 2026.
Submissions closed on 14 October.
The council made a conditional decision on 28 October. The file lists two conditions.
The file does not yet show a final grant date. Planning decisions can be appealed within the statutory period before final permission issues.
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