Land parcel 2540976

Area

3,701 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres)

Buildings

3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 4,914 m².

Zoning

M2 City Centre (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: the demolition of an existing 2 storey office building and a small link bridge connection to the upper floor of the adjoining Irishrail building, which is located at the eastern end of existing platform 1 and 2 in Ceannt Railway Station, Station Road, Galway.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2528

• 16 Aug 2024N/a

  Permission for development which consists of; Iarnrod Eireann are seeking permission for changes to an already approved application ref. no. 14/18 at Ceannt Railway Station Galway. The proposed changes are to increase the size if the new public toilet facilities. Ceannt Railway Station is a protected structure (RPS 10001).

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2445

• 13 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of changes to previously approved planning permission ref no. 14/18 (extended under 19/175). Ceannt Railway Station is a protected structure (RPS 10001). The changes include: 1. Partial removal of three no. internal walls in the northern buildings to increase visibility and thus assist with both passenger flow and wayfinding and accessibility. 2. The partial removal of some of the existing concrete floor on the eastern side of the station building and the subsequent lowering of same by approx. 180 mm to be at the same level throughout and thus assist with passenger accessibility

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2287

• 27 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission for the development at Former Engine Shed (Protected Structure RPS N0. 10002) which will consist of 1. removal of the existing metal roofing and asbestos roof covering to the existing structure 2. partial demolition of the front entrance wall to the southwest of the building to allow for a new recessed entrance to facilitate accessible access to this development and the adjacent development adjoined to the south (ref: 19347). 3. Other works to the existing fabric which will include the removal of masonry to openings currently blocked up, replacement of the roof finishes, windows and floors and insulation of the structure as necessary. 4. Localised openings within the building as necessary to facilitate safe and accessible use of the building. Proposed use of the building is to be welfare and administration facilities for station staff. Existing building is listed on the record of protected structures (10002).

  Permission · Galway City Council, 21278

• 12 Dec 2019Conditional

  Planning permission for development to the former Engine Shed(Protected Structures RPS No. 10002) The development will consist of: 1. The renovation and alterations to the former engine shed ( Protected Structure RPS No.10002) Galway City. 2. Undertaking conservation work to the structure to include the re- pointing and repair of all walls internal and external, repair to all rainwater goods, and to remove existing roof covering and install a new roof finish. 3. The installation of a new entrance door on the west elevation. 4. The installation of new windows on the south elevations. 5. The redesign of the internal layout to accommodate office space including meeting rooms, changing facilities, canteens etc and remove the current office space. 6 The provision of a fire escape lobby and internal stairwell between ground and first floor. 7. Undertaking all associated site works and provision of services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 19347

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

The National Parks and Wildlife Service did not answer.

Recorded monuments around it

The Sites and Monuments Record did not answer.

Architectural heritage

• Ceannt Railway Station, train shed, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey railway buildings, built c. 1860, comprising former engine shed to north-east half and much-rebuilt part to south-west half now used as engine shed. Lower office attached to north-west corner with later addition to give L-plan. Pitched corrugated-asbestos roofs having recent metal-sheet to lower L-plan part, and dressed limestone copings. Red-brick and chamfered ashlar limestone chimneystack to north-west end of north-east part, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Replacement rainwater goods elsewhere. Coursed roughly dressed snecked limestone walls except for south-west elevation of current engine shed which is concrete block. North-east part has red-brick plat band and blocked window openings with block-and-start red-brick surrounds. Square-headed window openings to lower part with replacement timber windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening to south-west elevation of lower part, with with block-and-start rock-faced limestone surround and replacement timber door. South-east gable of former engine shed has high round-arch opening with chamfered limestone surround and voussoirs, now blocked up and having recent door opening inserted.

• Ceannt Railway Station, signal box, water tower, turntable, 1855–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of three detached railway structures, built c.1860-1920, sited to south-east of Ceannt Station. Two-storey signal cabin with attic, built c.1920, having pitched artificial slate roof with red-brick chimneystack and aluminium rainwater goods, artificial slate cladding to all sides except for brick north-east wall with chamfered brick plinth. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor of north-east side having replacement fixed timber windows with brick voussoirs and rendered sills. First floor has ribbon glazing to all sides except south-west, with square-headed lights having replacement aluminium frames. Four-pane timber casement windows to attic. Square-headed door openings to north-west gable having battened timber door to ground floor and timber glazed door to first floor, latter accessed by metal staircase. Freestanding single-stage water tower to north-west of signal cabin, built c.1850, having rusticated limestone walls with plinth, clasping pilasters to corners with margined quoinstones and supporting stepped-profile rusticated cornice with margins and surmounted by iron water tank having embossed inscriptions to west side of tank 'Courtney & Stephens Engineers Dublin 1851'. Blocked square-headed window opening to east elevation having rock-faced ashlar limestone surround. Round-headed recesses to west and south elevations with margined rusticated limestone voussoirs and surrounds, western having recent timber fittings and southern being blocked with rubble limestone. Circular turntable to north-west of water tower, built c.1920, with iron girder rotating table with timber boarding, iron tracks and metal handrails, set into circular hollow with dressed limestone coping stones to brick retaining wall, surrounded by recent timber fence.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_475 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.