GrantedInfrastructureDecided 25 April 2017

National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway

Replacement of twin piped culverts with a single box culvert on a protected waterway at NUI Galway.

1760 · Galway City Council · Lodged 15 March 2017

Reference: 1760
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 March 2017
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The project involves replacing twin piped culverts with a single box culvert on the Distillery Channel. The works are adjacent to the Arts/Science Building service road on the university campus. The Distillery Channel is a protected structure.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the replacement of twin piped culverts with a single box culvert on the distillery channel adjacent to the arts/science building service road. The distillery channel is a protected structure under rivers/waterways ref. No. 8501

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Culture and InstitutionalCI

“To provide for institutional and community facility use”

National zoning type: Community facilities

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway	Jan 2025	€383,000	249 m
Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway	Aug 2025	€570,000	257 m
1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€970,000	294 m
6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway	Jan 2026	€345,000	353 m
1 Earls Island, Salmon Weir, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€980,000	353 m
2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway	Sept 2025	€580,000	355 m
Apt 2, 32 Newcastle Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€188,500	357 m
20 Riverside, Woodquay, Galway	Jan 2025	€600,000	387 m

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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 March 2017
Decision due9 May 2017
Decision issued25 April 2017
Grant issued31 May 2017
Permission expiry30 May 2022

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