The Connacht Tribune Offices and Paper Store, 15 Market Street, Galway
Change of use and redevelopment of a former paper store and offices into co-working space.
20108 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 April 2020
- Reference
- 20108
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a paper store to co-working office space and reconfiguring the existing two-storey office layout. It includes partial demolition, construction of a new four-storey projection, a second-floor extension, a roof garden, and a replacement facade.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the development which will consist of change of use of paper store (ground and first floor level) area to co-working office space use; reconfiguration of internal layout of existing two storey office area as a co-working office space; partial demolition of two storey projection to rear and side, and replacement with new enlarged projection over four floors; construction of additional (second floor) flat roofed floor above part of the existing two storey building; construction of roof garden/deck area above part of second floor area; alteration of front and side elevations including replacement façade along market street; installation of external plant and equipment, revised boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, signage and branding, connections to services and utilities; consequential superseding of reg. Ref: 18/337 relating to provision of a food market, insofar as it relates to the ground level paper store, and associated and ancillary revisions to northern and southern laneway serving the printworks/permitted food market area; and all associated and ancillary work and development above and below ground level. All part of a protected structure
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.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 April 2020
- Further information requested15 July 2020
- Further information received20 January 2021
- Decision due16 February 2021
- Decision issued12 February 2021
- Grant issued23 March 2021
- Permission expiry22 March 2026
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