Galway City Council · 2560075
Blakes Tower , 22-24 Quay Street , Galway
- 13 Mar 2025Received
- 4 Mar 2026Conditional
- 14 Apr 2026Final grant
- 13 Apr 2031Permission expires
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- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 4 Mar 2026
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Site
- 172 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development which consists of; 1. Retention Permission to retain the following works which include Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044): A. Ground Floor fit out as constructed which is currently in use as a retail space B. New doors to Quay Street elevation in place of previously existing windows C. Works to medieval building fabric which includes: i. Remedial works to the front door ii. Cleaning and pointing of part of internal stone walls. D. Existing branded signage to Quay Street façade of Blake’s Tower which replaces previous Costa Coffee signage (previously granted under Planning Ref 13256). AND 2. Permission to alter the first floor layout and include the construction of an open void which is part of Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044) including all associated site works
2560075 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of; 1. Retention Permission to retain the, received on 13 Mar 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 4 Mar 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560075
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 13 Mar 2025
- Observations close
- 17 Apr 2025 (closed 522 days ago)
- Decision due
- 5 Mar 2026 · decided 4 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 4 Mar 2026
- Proposed development
- Permission for development which consists of; 1. Retention Permission to retain the following works which include Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044): A. Ground Floor fit out as constructed which is currently in use as a retail space B. New doors to Quay Street elevation in place of previously existing windows C. Works to medieval building fabric which includes: i. Remedial works to the front door ii. Cleaning and pointing of part of internal stone walls. D. Existing branded signage to Quay Street façade of Blake’s Tower which replaces previous Costa Coffee signage (previously granted under Planning Ref 13256). AND 2. Permission to alter the first floor layout and include the construction of an open void which is part of Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044) including all associated site worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 172 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348845). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2560075/0.
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