The Health Service Executive is applying for planning permission for a large extension to University Hospital Waterford.
Two separate applications were submitted in the last week.
The HSE is looking to build a two-storey extension to the lab department of UHW.
It would include an office, analytical workstations, and staff facilities.
In a separate application, the go-ahead is being sought to extend the Outpatient Department.
This would be another two-storey development over the existing department and there would be a new circulation core to serve all levels of the building.
Included in this extension would be consultation rooms and support rooms.
As part of the project, there would also be a new set-down arrangement and links to the existing hospital and rooftop plant areas.
A decision is due to be made by Waterford County Council on both applications by the 5th of June this year.
