RefusedCommercialDecided 4 September 2019

Hynes Building, St. Augustine Street, Galway

Demolition of St Clare Walk Building and construction of a 3 to 7 storey office and library development in Galway.

19200 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 July 2019

Reference: 19200
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 July 2019

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of the St Clare Walk Building to construct a new 7-storey building with a junior library and office space. It also includes adding 3 floors to the Hynes building for office use and extending the existing library.

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Storeys: 7
Floor area: 8,472 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the development which will consist of a three to seven storey building (total gross floor area 8472 sqm). The development will consist of; (1) the demolition of the existing building in the northeast corner of the site known as st clare walk building and construction of a new 7 storey building with a new junior library and office reception at ground floor and office use to all upper floors. (2) the construction of an additional 3 no. Floors over part of the hynes building for office use. (3) a single storey extension to the existing library at ground floor of the hynes building on augustine street. (4) alterations to the elevations on augustine street and merchants road. (5) all other associated site development and servicing works. The site is principally bound by st. Augustine street to the northwest st clare's walk to the northwest; merchants road to the southeast; and st augustine house to the southwest.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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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
Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St	Oct 2025	€261,000	45 m
Apt 2, Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd	Jun 2025	€400,000	64 m
12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€376,000	64 m
10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway	Nov 2025	€420,000	64 m
25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City	Apr 2026	€420,000	75 m
19f Merchants Road, Galway	Dec 2025	€385,000	80 m
3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway	Mar 2026	€350,000	86 m
22 Middle Street, Galway	Nov 2025	€600,000	90 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 received12 July 2019
Decision due5 September 2019
Decision issued4 September 2019
Appeal submitted1 October 2019
Appeal decided11 February 2020

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