Council gives go-ahead to €45m hospital and cancer unit

A €45 MILLION hospital with cancer facilities was yesterday given the green light to be built.

Waterford County Council unanimously approved a change to the County Development Plan that will pave the way for the Waterford city hospital and radiotherapy unit to serve the south east region.

A material contravention of the county plan was needed to rezone the site of the proposed hospital at Butlerstown North on the Waterford to Cork Road from agricultural to institutional use. The plan met with unanimous approval yesterday.