Mayoralty House, No. 33 St. Augustine Street, Galway
Internal and external alterations to a protected structure in Galway to provide fire escape accommodation for existing offices.
17181 · Galway City Council · Lodged 27 June 2017
- Reference
- 17181
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of material alterations to part of the lower ground, ground, and first floors of Mayoralty House. Works include forming a new external escape door, modifying the existing shopfront, creating new internal door openings, upgrading floors and ceilings, and installing new mechanical and electrical services.
- Floor area
- 88 m²
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 development which will consist of the material alteration of a protected structure, reference number 9406. The material alteration relates to part of the lower ground, ground and first floors (total area 88 sq metres) to provide fire escape accommodation to existing office accommodation. The proposed material alteration will consist of external alterations which entail forming new external escape door and modification of existing shopfront in the protected structure; internal alterations which entail forming new openings and new internal door openings in the protected structure; the upgrade of the existing floors and ceiling to meet current statutory regulations; the provision of new mechanical and electrical services; the provision of new floor, wall and ceiling finishes and the provision of all associated site works and services
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, Merchants Quay, Merchants Road | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 13 m |
| 8 Merchants Quay, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 13 m |
| 35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 41 m |
| 35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €299,000 | 41 m |
| 35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 41 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 70 m |
| 7 Tonn Na Mara, Dock Rd, New Docks | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 80 m |
| 12 Tonn Na Mara, Dock Rd, Galway | Mar 2026 | €430,000 | 80 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received27 June 2017
- Decision due21 August 2017
- Decision issued17 August 2017
- Grant issued19 September 2017
- Permission expiry18 September 2022
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