Moneenageisha Road, Wellpark, Galway City
Retention and completion of student accommodation with revised elevations and roof height.
2560290 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560290
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain and complete student accommodation previously approved under multiple planning references. This includes changes to exterior elevations, revised roof height, minor footprint alterations, and closing off an undercroft concrete structure.
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: planning to retain and complete the construction of student accommodation previously approved under planning reference numbers 17/382 (apartments), 23/60044 & 24/60309 including a) retention and completion of exterior elevations including revised façade finishes and window and door opening details, positions and sizes, b) retention of revised roof height c) retention of under croft concrete structure with access to this space to be permanently closed off internally and externally, (d) retention of minor footprint alterations, 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 | 182 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 received18 September 2025
- Further information requested12 November 2025
- Further information received11 December 2025
- Decision due22 March 2026
- Decision issued20 March 2026
- Grant issued29 April 2026
- Permission expiry11 January 2029
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