Moneenageisha Road, Wellpark, Galway City
Change of use of an approved apartment block to student accommodation in Galway City.
2360044 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360044
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of a previously approved apartment block to student accommodation. The proposal includes minor footprint and elevational alterations to the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 4
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of a change of use of the previously approved apartment block under planning reference no. 17/382, to student accommodation, with associated elevation alterations and minor footprint alterations to the first, second, and third floor of the building, and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 113 m |
| 30 Gleann Noinin, College Road, Galwaynot full market price | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 156 m |
| 17 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €185,000 | 159 m |
| 10 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galway | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 166 m |
| Apt No 14 Block 2, Gleann Noinin, College Road | Dec 2025 | €313,000 | 166 m |
| 2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 183 m |
| 48 Gort Na Glasa, Sandy Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 265 m |
| 50 Gort Na Glasa, Sandyrow, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 265 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received10 August 2023
- Further information requested21 September 2023
- Further information received3 November 2023
- Decision due30 November 2023
- Decision issued29 November 2023
- Grant issued12 January 2024
- Permission expiry11 January 2029
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