Hynes Yard Multi-Storey Car Park, Merchants Road, Galway
Installation of three automatic opening vents at a multi-storey car park.
17310 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 November 2017
- Reference
- 17310
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 November 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install three automatic opening vents at the Hynes Yard Multi-Storey Car Park. The development includes all associated services.
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 to install 3 number automatic opening vents including all associated 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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 24 m |
| Apt 2, Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 24 m |
| 12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €376,000 | 24 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 53 m |
| 7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 82 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 84 m |
| 7 Tonn Na Mara, Dock Rd, New Docks | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 89 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 received9 November 2017
- Decision due12 January 2018
- Decision issued9 January 2018
- Grant issued14 February 2018
- Permission expiry13 February 2023
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