GrantedCommercialDecided 23 January 2023

Jurys Inn, Quay Street, Galway

Erection of new illuminated hotel signage at Jurys Inn, Galway.

22296 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 November 2022

Reference: 22296
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 November 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The application seeks permission to install various illuminated LED signs on the hotel facades. The site boundary includes Blakes Castle, which is a protected structure.

Commercialsignagehotelprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of the erection of new hotel signage which will consist of the following; 1 no. Aluminium lettering signage (2.65m x 0.786m) over the main entrance door with static red halo illumination, 2 no. Signs (0.6m x 0.6m) on both sides of main entrance door with internal led illumination, 2 no. Signs (2/5m x 2.5m) on southwestern and northwestern facades with internal led illumination, 2 no. Vertical lettering signs (4.26m x 0.3m) with internal led illumination, on the northeast facing projections of the front façade. Blakes castle is included within the planning application boundary and is a protected structure ( rps ref 8116 )

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
40 The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway	May 2025	€280,000	40 m
6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Feb 2025	€315,000	73 m
15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Apr 2025	€325,000	73 m
Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane	Jul 2025	€501,000	73 m
12 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Jun 2026	€410,000	73 m
9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway	Apr 2026	€350,000	73 m
16 Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway	Mar 2025	€510,000	99 m
19a The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway	Dec 2025	€225,000	99 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 received21 November 2022
Decision due24 January 2023
Decision issued23 January 2023
Grant issued23 February 2023
Permission expiry22 February 2028

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