Planning report · Galway City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 10:03

1 Quay Lane

53.27068, -9.05433

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

See on the map Watch this area

Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

92%of home extensions approved nearbyn=213 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–55 1open for comments nearbyclose 23 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site

Zoning · Major town centre

Yes

Protected or listed · a protected building (Single Bay 2 Storey with Dormer Building); inside the zone around a recorded monument (GA094-100072-)

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

City Centre: To Provide for city centre uses

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

City Centre: To Provide for city centre uses

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

Protected buildingOn this site Single Bay 2 Storey with Dormer Building; Single Bay, 2 Storey with Dormer Building

Heritage inventory15 within 100 m Blake's Castle; The Halls

Monument zoneOn this site Fortification, Townparks (Galway By., St. Nicholas Par.); Castle - tower house, Townparks (Galway By., St. Nicholas Par.)

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	103	Island House; house
Monuments	52	Religious house - Dominican friars; Graveyard

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 52 on the draft 2027 map; 52 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:13	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open
SMR zones of notification	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:34	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:58	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 78–98% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 80% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear42 decided · more info asked 17%

98% · council 94%

Two-storey rear42 decided · more info asked 45%

95% · council 92%

Attic or dormer23 decided · more info asked 26%

78% · council 88%

First-floor17 decided · more info asked 18%

94% · council 96%

Porch or front13 decided · more info asked 23%

85% · council 89%

New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 50%

80% · council 85%

Approved nearbyGalway overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 157 nearby, 556 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Rear	1	0	—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 99 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated213 decided home extensions, 75 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

13 of 27 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 33 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed27 decided

13 became permissions

Approvals appealed33 decided

3 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months

501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 362 m
500580 Refused · 21 Shop Street & , 24 Middle Street , Galway · 184 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	4 Nov 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around 1 Quay Lane with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingAppealEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved

1The Presbytery, Gaol Road 2660381No decision yet · 295 m
216 Mill Street, Galway 2660295Approved with conditions · 375 m
31 Williamsgate Street, Townparks Td 2660294Refused · 472 m
421 Shop Street &, 24 Middle Street 500580Appeal: refused · 184 m
50.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 130 m
63 Mainguard Street, Galway CN0142742GYBuilding started · 170 m
70.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 179 m
8Saint Augustine Street, Galway SN0014685GYBuilding started · 190 m
90.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 191 m
1040 Dominick Street Lower, Galway 25/60094Building started · 192 m
1122 Middle Street, Galway 25/60069Building started · 198 m
120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 201 m
130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 220 m
140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 237 m
15Second and Part Fourth Floor The Halls, 15/17 Quay Street 2660304Approved with conditions · 31 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 133 permissions since 2016, 26 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured160 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 2026closes today
32660294 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 472 m away
Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 2026closes today
22660295 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 375 m away
Comments close 23 Nov 202618 days left
12660381 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a) removal/demolition of…
€20 to the council · 295 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

50.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 130 m
70.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 179 m
90.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 191 m
120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 201 m
130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 220 m
140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 237 m
0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 261 m
0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 277 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 281 m
0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 283 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:58	open

Figure 7

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 19 and 40 a year; busiest 2022. 80% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

1The Presbytery , Gaol Road , Galway comments close 23 Nov 2026
Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a) removal/demolition of existing…
266038119 Oct 20261 homes295 m

Every application within 500 m 26 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

No.9 & No.10 , Presentation Road , Galway City No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors…
266034824 Sept 20261 homes466 m
16 Claddagh Quay , Galway , Galway City No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: widening of existing pedestrian entrance and dropping of kerb…
266033110 Sept 2026358 m
15Second and Part Fourth Floor The Halls , 15/17 Quay Street , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: change of use of the second Floor from office use to GP…
266030413 Oct 202631 m
1 Middle Street , Galway , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: to change the use of a retail unit to use as a takeaway café,…
266029817 Aug 2026284 m
216 Mill Street , Galway , County Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing…
26602958 Oct 20261 homes375 m
31 Williamsgate Street , Townparks Td , Galway Refused
Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of…
26602948 Oct 2026472 m
Galway Harbour , New Docks , in the townland of Townparks Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission is sought by the Galway Harbour Company for…
26602917 Oct 2026285 m
3 Mainguard Street , Galway , County Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: Installation of a new fascia and general painting and repair of…
26602862 Oct 2026145 m
Massimo's , 10 William Street West , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: change of use and retention planning permission at Massimos, 10…
266020012 Jun 2026376 m
Unit 3a Middle Street Court , Middle Street , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: the Retention of the existing ground floor level unit for a…
266016716 Jul 2026254 m
No. 26 & No. 34 , Nun's Island Street , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: application is being sought by Hanoview Limited for planning…
266016822 May 2026232 m
2 Rockfort House , Augustine Street , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: Dr. David O’Flaherty intends to apply for planning permission…
26601588 Jul 2026179 m
No.16 , Lower Merchants Road , Galway City No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: permission sought from Galway City Council by P.Kenny at No.16…
266015411 May 2026116 m
23 William Street West , Galway , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: construction of a 4-storey building including ground floor shop…
266014230 Apr 2026373 m
Munster Avenue , Galway , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: change of use from existing retail store, to assembly theater…
266009116 Jul 2026334 m
Acorn Life DAC , Saint Augustine Street , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: We, Acorn Life DAC, intend to apply for permission for change…
266008311 Mar 2026107 m
4 New Dock Street , The Docks , Galway No decision yet
Permission for development which consists of: partial demolition works to existing dwelling Alterations to…
26600737 Mar 20261 homes157 m
36 , Shop Street , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for…
26600666 Aug 2026271 m
Q-Park , Merchant Road , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: a) Change of use from existing Q-Park carpark to proposed…
266005722 Apr 2026310 m
Lands on the grass verge adjacent to the existing above ground ESB enclosure along Fairhill Road Lower The Claddagh Co. Galway. , The Claddagh , Co. Galway. Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: Installation of a 1.7m x 0.7m x 1.8m above ground enclosure, to…
266005421 Apr 2026352 m
Lands at Queen Street , and Victoria Place , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for upgrades to public road and public footpaths comprising resurfacing of existing road…
266003910 Jul 2026421 m
Coláiste Iognáid , Sea Road , Galway City Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by the Board of Management Coláiste…
266001412 May 2026436 m
36 Eyre Square , Eyre Square , Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the retention of staff areas at…
256038316 Sept 2026478 m
McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway City Co. Galway Approved with conditions
Permission for development which consists of: The refurbishment and extension of the McLaughlin Building (a…
256038015 Jul 2026362 m
No 1 South Park Place , The Claddagh , Galway Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for development which consists of: Mairead and Ciaran Dowds are applying for planning permission…
256035121 Nov 20251 homes432 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open

Building work nearby 14 in the last 12 months

2 signed off as finished4 not signed off8 no sign-off needed

5 Fairhill Road Upper, Galway, H91 FKK4 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60224 · 458 m
20 William Street, Galway, H91 F8D9 · 21 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60266 · 379 m
36 Shop Street, Galway, H91 K4A9 · 25 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 276 m
8Saint Augustine Street, Galway, H91 R6WF · 12 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 190 m
Normal Unit 224 Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Eyre Square, Galway, Galway, H91 Y267 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 368 m
1122 Middle Street, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60069 · 198 m
1040 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91K6R3 · 26 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60094 · 192 m
63 Mainguard Street, Galway, H91 CC79 · 18 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 170 m
7 Saint Nicholas Street, Galway, H91 ATX0 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560203 · 306 m
31 Eyre Square, Galway, H91 P5Y8 · 10 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 487 m
7 Grattan Road, Galway, H91 PX3C · 11 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560098 · 497 m
31 William Street, Galway, H91 CY64 · 4 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 380 m
Harbour Hotel, Bóthar Na Long, Galway, H91 E9PR · 16 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60221 · 482 m
16 Mill Street, Galway, H91 H6WE · 7 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60194 · 383 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche	21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	192 m
Naíonra Iognáid · Crèche	5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	543 m
SALI Childcare Service Ltd · Crèche	3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	575 m
Scoil Croi Iosa Presentation Early Year Services · Crèche	10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	671 m
Child's Play Creche · Crèche	7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	675 m
Wonder Kids Creche · Crèche	11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	960 m
Little Red Hen Creche · Crèche	16 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	960 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 23:36

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	4 Nov 2026, 23:36	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.

Homes approved

Here0

Council middle5

Homes started

Here110

Council middle28

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 03:55	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 8

This street block against the council

8% owner-occupied (council 46%).

Homes built before 1971

11% · council 17%

Homes built since 2001

4% · council 31%

Owner-occupied

8% · council 46%

Rented

70% · council 47%

Children under 15

10% · council 15%

Aged 65 and over

11% · council 13%

Households with 2+ cars

7% · council 29%

Work mainly from home

8% · council 11%

This small area (423 people)Galway

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068007006

Road noise

65–69 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

41 m

Spanish Arch · 525 · busiest stop within 500 m: 13 an hour at peak

Nearest school

190 m

S N Padraic Naofa, 214 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 190 m
St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 329 m
Niochlas NS · primary · 262 pupils · 429 m
Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 379 pupils · 458 m
Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 477 m
S N Iognaid · primary · 480 pupils · 543 m
Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 561 m
Parochial NS · primary · 75 pupils · 637 m

Stops 48

Spanish Arch · 525 · 41 m
Spanish Arch · 401, 424, 525, 809 · 5/hour at peak · 42 m
Spanish Arch · 401, 424, 809 · 3/hour at peak · 43 m
Merchants Rd · 844 · 256 m
Fr Griffin Rd · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 344 m
Fr Griffin Rd · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 382 m
Victoria Place · 401, 424 · 3/hour at peak · 460 m
Victoria Place · 525 · 0/hour at peak · 488 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

S N Padraic Naofa · 190 m-7.4% pupils (214)
St Joseph's College · 329 m+3.1% pupils (791)
Niochlas NS · 429 m-3.3% pupils (262)
Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · 458 m+8.3% pupils (379)
Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · 477 m+0.2% pupils (637) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
S N Iognaid · 543 m-3.8% pupils (480) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:05	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Council consultation portals	Public	5 Nov 2026, 01:15	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	5 Nov 2026, 02:33	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
Council
Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
Seller · council
Application 295 m away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
Visit at rush hour
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Electoral division: Eyre Square
Electoral area: Galway City Central
Council: Galway City Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned M2 (major town centre); protected building; monument zone; no vacant land tax.
10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
St Francis Street (bus 402, 404) 491 m away: 13 an hour at morning peak; 33 from all stops within 500 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 70% rent (council 47%); 7% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 23% drive to work (council 47%); population up 8% since 2016.
1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.

What the terms mean 8 terms

Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

Sources and licences 28

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR zones)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	5 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	4 Nov 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	5 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	5 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	5 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	—
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	4 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 5 Nov 2026, 10:03 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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