GrantedAlterationsDecided 31 January 2024

Quadrangle Building, University of Galway Campus, University Road

Construction of accessible footpaths within the curtilage of the Quadrangle Building at University of Galway.

23247 · Galway City Council · Lodged 1 December 2023

Reference: 23247
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 December 2023
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development consists of constructing a universally accessible footpath along the front facade of the Quadrangle Building and another in College Park. The Quadrangle Building is a protected structure.

Alterationsuniversityfootpathaccessibility

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Development description

Permission for development which consists of development in the curtilage of the quadrangle building, university of galway campus, university road, galway. The development will consist of a university accessible footpath along the front façade (east side) of the quadrangle building and a universally accessible footpath in college park, also on the east side of the quadrangle building running north south and linking up with existing foothpaths on campus. The quadrangle building is a protected structure ref. No. 10303

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€970,000	162 m
Apt 2, 32 Newcastle Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€188,500	176 m
6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway	Jan 2026	€345,000	183 m
2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway	Sept 2025	€580,000	192 m
14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway	Jan 2025	€383,000	223 m
Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway	Aug 2025	€570,000	242 m
1 Earls Island, Salmon Weir, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€980,000	305 m
Presentation Convent, Presentation Road, Galway	Feb 2025	€975,000	372 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 received1 December 2023
Decision due3 February 2024
Decision issued31 January 2024
Grant issued12 March 2024
Permission expiry11 March 2029

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