GrantedCommercialDecided 29 March 2021

Hynes Building St. Augustine Street Galway, 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

Demolition of St. Clare's Walk Building and major office/library expansion at the Hynes Building in Galway.

20346 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 December 2020

Reference: 20346
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 December 2020

Summary

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The project involves demolishing the St. Clare's Walk Building to construct a new six-storey building with a junior library and office space. It also includes adding two storeys of offices over the Hynes Building, a single-storey library extension, and elevational changes.

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Storeys: 6
Floor area: 7,768 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of; a three to six storey building (total gross floor area 7768 sqm). (1) the demolition of the existing building in the northeast corner of the site known as st. Clare's walk building and construction of a new6 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 2 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.

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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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	74 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 received18 December 2020
Further information requested18 February 2021
Further information received9 March 2021
Decision due5 April 2021
Decision issued29 March 2021
Grant issued1 September 2021
Appeal submitted23 April 2021
Permission expiry31 August 2026

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