AIB Bank, Lynch's Castle, 40 Shop Street
Replacement of corporate signage on the AIB building at Lynch's Castle.
16344 · Galway City Council · Lodged 15 December 2016
- Reference
- 16344
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 December 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the removal and replacement of existing corporate signage with new corporate signage on the AIB building. The building is a Protected Structure, a registered Monument, and is located within an Architectural Conservation Area.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the removal & replacement of existing corporate signage with new corporate signage on existing aib building which is a protected structure (ref: 9313), a registered monument (ref: ga094-100043) & is within the galway city core architectural conservation area & is also in a zone of archaeological potential
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 December 2016
- Further information requested14 February 2017
- Further information received14 March 2017
- Decision due10 April 2017
- Decision issued6 April 2017
- Grant issued11 May 2017
- Permission expiry10 May 2022
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