No. 15 Williamsgate Street, Galway, Co Galway
Alterations and signage changes to a shopfront on Williamsgate Street, which is a protected structure.
2460050 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460050
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 February 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of retaining frameless glazed automatic sliding entrance doors and replacing existing timber pilasters and plinths. It also includes providing obscure glazed panels with hand-painted Irish signage, new raised lettering with halo lighting, and other shopfront alterations.
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 a development which consists of
- Retain frameless glazed automatic sliding entrance doors
- Replace existing timber pilasters & plinths to shop-front
- Provide 3 no. Obscure glazed panels over display windows and entrance doors with hand painted signage lettering 'as gaeilge'
- Provide 50mm deep raised individual lettering / logo on white aluminium in lieu of existing signage to fascia
- Provide ‘halo’ signage lighting to fascia signage/ logo. At no. 15 williamsgate street, galway. The property is included on galway city list of protected structures – ref. No:11006
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
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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 February 2024
- Further information requested16 April 2024
- Further information received17 June 2024
- Decision due14 July 2024
- Decision issued11 July 2024
- Grant issued22 August 2024
- Permission expiry21 August 2029
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