# Land parcel 2694325, Ireland Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. - Parcel number at Tailte Éireann (SP_ID): 2694325 - Area: 5,435 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), as Tailte Éireann measures it - Buildings (Tailte Éireann): 3 buildings touch it, 2,002 m² on the ground - Townland: none: the statutory boundaries draw no townland here, as in the centres of Dublin, Cork and Galway ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - S3 Community Culture and Institutional (Community facilities): Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.galwaycity.ie/gccfiles/?r=/download&path=L0RlcGFydG1lbnRzL1BsYW5uaW5nL0RldmVsb3BtZW50IFBsYW4vMjAyMy0yMDI5L0Fkb3B0ZWQgUGxhbi9HYWx3YXkgQ2l0eSBEZXZlbG9wbWVudCBQbGFuIFdyaXR0ZW4gU3RhdGVtZW50IDIwMjMgLSAyMDI5LnBkZg%3D%3D - R3 Residential (Residential, mixed residential and other uses): Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.galwaycity.ie/gccfiles/?r=/download&path=L0RlcGFydG1lbnRzL1BsYW5uaW5nL0RldmVsb3BtZW50IFBsYW4vMjAyMy0yMDI5L0Fkb3B0ZWQgUGxhbi9HYWx3YXkgQ2l0eSBEZXZlbG9wbWVudCBQbGFuIFdyaXR0ZW4gU3RhdGVtZW50IDIwMjMgLSAyMDI5LnBkZg%3D%3D ## Planning applications on this parcel (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 11 Apr 2025, Galway City Council 2560108: Conditional. Permission. The University of Galway are applying for a 10-year planning permission to Galway City Council to facilitate the development of a new Performance Place building on a site located at Earl’s Island, University Road (R863), University of Galway, Co. Galway. There are 3 no. protected structures located in the vicinity of the site including RPS No. 3609 (a lime kiln), RPS No. 8501 (rivers & waterways, including embankments and walling) and RPS No. 3608 (known as Weir Lodge). The proposed site extends to 0.3 hectares. The development will consist of the following: 1. Demolish 5 no. existing warehouse buildings located on site. 2. The construction of a 2-storey building to accommodate a dual use academic teaching space and a creative arts and performance space. The proposed building extends to 2,567sqm, has an overall maximum height of 12.25m and features climbing plants on the western elevation. 3. The proposed Performance Place features a 420 no. seat theatre extending to 396.3sqm with tiered seating and an associated back of house space measuring 39.5sqm and a green room area measuring 39.3sqm. 4. The ground floor incorporates a central atrium space, a café and multi-purpose space. The building also includes a sustainable transport hub with secure bicycle storage, showers and changing facilities. 5. The first floor includes 5 no. offices, 6 no. practice rooms, a 35 no. desk classroom, a multipurpose room, store rooms and associated ancillary spaces. 6. The provision of an accessible set-down area in the southeastern portion of the site. 7. Provision of hard and soft landscaping, external bicycle parking (including accessible parking) and public lighting. 8. Provision of plant and photovoltaic panels at roof level of the proposed building. 9. An ESB substation and associated switch room is located in the southwestern portion of the proposed building. 10. Removal of the columns currently supporting the existing warehouse building to be demolished, which is partially located in the Distillery River, to the immediate west of the application site. 11. Provision of a temporary site compound area to the east of the proposed Performance Place building to facilitate construction. 12. Provision of all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections (including nature-based drainage solutions) and all associated site works and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. This application is suppo. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2560108/0 - 4 Dec 2024, Galway City Council 2460382: Conditional. Permission. Permission for development which consists of; the University of Galway are applying for planning permission to Galway City Council for public realm enhancement works on a site known as Fisheries Field located at Earl’s Island, University Road (R863), University of Galway, Co. Galway. There is a protected structure, RPS No. 3609 (a lime kiln) located in the northern portion of the development site. There are 2 no. additional protected structures located in the vicinity of the site, including RPS No. 8501 (rivers & waterways, including embankments and walling) located immediately to the east of the application site; and RPS No. 3608 (known as Weir Lodge) located to the north-east of the application site. The proposed site extends to 1.01 hectares. The development consists of the following: 1. Adjustments to the landform to create a seating terrace, comprising limestone flag paving, to provide a flexible events space. 2. The provision of 2 no. landmark sculptural signs which consist of (i) a ‘GALWAY’ sign and (ii) a ‘GAILLIMH’ sign supported by a plinth. 3. An enhancement to the setting of the existing lime kiln, a protected structure, RPS No. 3609, to provide for greater engagement with the addition of a new seating area using limestone boulders and logs. 4. Definition of the central event and informal play space with peripheral meadow grass management and a backdrop of trees and woodland. 5. The removal of the existing footpath and the provision of a new shared surface for pedestrians and cyclists, to connect to the existing bridge located in the south-eastern portion of the site. 6. The addition of railing to the existing stone wall (overall height 1.2m) located in the southern portion of the site. 7. Provision of enhanced public lighting including sculptural lighting. 8. Provision of nature-based drainage measures and site services. 9. The relocation of existing overhead wires to underground. 10. All ancillary services and associated site development works. This application is supported by Natura Impact Statement (NIS).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2460382/0 - 18 Jan 2019, Galway City Council 1912: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for a totem sign to replace existing sign pole. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/1912/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC, site code 000297, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297 ## Recorded monuments around it, by their zones of notification (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Kiln, 1815–1825, Regional interest, registry number 30308007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30308007. Freestanding lime kiln, built c.1820. Dressed limestone to lower courses with rubble stone above. All elevations slightly battered with buttresses to south and west sides. East side partly rebuilt. Camber-arched opening to front having roughly dressed stone voussoirs, rubbed brick arch and corbelled stone slabs over raking out opening. Recent plaques to archway with recent iron gate to front. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_454, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_454.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Neighbouring parcels within 25 m (Tailte Éireann) - Parcel 2694324: 6,755 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694324.md - Parcel 4880648: 3,628 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4880648.md - Parcel 2741484: 1,855 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2741484.md - Parcel 4880660: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4880660.md - Parcel 4851622: 39 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4851622.md ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694325.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694325.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694325.kml --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694325 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/parcel/2694325