GrantedRetentionDecided 20 September 2018

Yeats College, College Road, Galway

Retention of office use in a college extension building next to a protected structure.

18142 · Galway City Council · Lodged 1 May 2018

Reference: 18142
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 1 May 2018
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²

Summary

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Retention and renewal of permission is sought to continue using the Yeats College extension building for office use. This proposal is an amendment to a previously permitted extension to the Grammar School, which is a protected structure.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for retention and renewal to continue the use of the yates college extension building for office use, planning ref. No's 07/654 & 12/106 pertains. This proposal is an amendment to the previously permitted extension to the grammar school (protected structure) as granted under planning ref. No. 06/585

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 The Green, College Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€696,000	62 m
7 College Road, Galway	Nov 2025	€150,000	66 m
11 Sea View Court, College Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€365,000	76 m
18 Glenmore, College Rd, Galway	Nov 2025	€330,000	78 m
45 The Green, College Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€527,500	85 m
12 College Rd, Galway, Galway	Jan 2025	€750,000	89 m
46 The Green, College Rd, Galway	May 2026	€495,000	89 m
13 College Rd, Galway, Galway	Sept 2025	€1,450,000	109 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 received1 May 2018
Further information requested22 June 2018
Further information received24 August 2018
Decision due20 September 2018
Decision issued20 September 2018
Grant issued23 October 2018
Permission expiry22 October 2023

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