GrantedAlterationsDecided 16 June 2021

NUI Galway Campus, University Road, Galway

Extension to the Aras De Brun building at NUI Galway to install a lift and new entrance lobby.

21122 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 April 2021

Reference: 21122
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 April 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development consists of an extension to the Aras De Brun building on the main NUI Galway campus. The works include a mechanical lift serving all three floors, a new ground floor entrance lobby, lift lobbies, a roof plant room, disabled toilets, and improved disabled access.

Alterationsuniversityaccessibilitylift

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of an extension to the aras de brun building, nuig main campus. The extension will comprise of a mechanical lift serving all 3 floors of the building, a new main entrance lobby at ground floor, lift lobbies on the first and second floors, lift roof plant room, disabled toilets on all three floors, disabled access into the building comprising of ramps, steps and disabled parking

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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Recent sales nearby

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	121 m
Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway	Aug 2025	€570,000	131 m
1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€970,000	181 m
Apt 2, 32 Newcastle Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€188,500	288 m
6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway	Jan 2026	€345,000	324 m
2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway	Sept 2025	€580,000	335 m
11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway	Sept 2025	€550,000	346 m
Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway	Jul 2025	€660,000	346 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 received23 April 2021
Decision due17 June 2021
Decision issued16 June 2021
Grant issued21 July 2021
Permission expiry20 July 2026

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