Land parcel 2741484

Area

1,855 m²

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 520 m².

Zoning

S3 Community Culture and Institutional (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for development at Weir Lodge, Earls Island, Galway (a Protected Structure RPS 3608). The development will consist of the alteration and internal refurbishment of the existing building including a) alterations to internal partition walls and openings, b) removal of existing timber staircase and replacement with new timber staircase to include reuse of elements of existing staircase, c) internal thermal upgrade works to existing walls, floor and roof, d) replacement of existing fibre cement slate rear lean-to roof with natural slate roof and minor associated repairs, and all associated external works

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560093

• 4 Dec 2024Conditional

  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).

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460382

• 11 Aug 2022N/a

  Permission for development for the erection of Modular PV Panels on three existing roof areas at its buildings at Salmon Weir, Fisheries Field, University Road, Galway. The development includes a proposed car port structure. The total area covered on all three roof areas combined is approx. 200 sqm. The affected buildings are within the curtilage of a Protected Structure, ( Galway City Development Plan 3608- Weir Lodge. )

  Permission · Galway City Council, 22225

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

• Weir Lodge, house, 1895–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached irregular-plan single-storey with dormer level house, dated 1899, presenting four-bay elevation to south and two-bay elevations to north and east. Front, south, side has slightly projecting gable towards centre with chimneystack, and gabled single-storey porch. North elevation has stairs return, return at right angles to main block, and single-bay lean-to in angle between returns. Canted-bay window to east elevation. Artificial slate roof, pitched to main block and to porch, and hipped to stairs return. Render shouldered copings to gables with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, and fleur-de-lys finial to porch and to gables. Lined and ruled rendered walls with plinth and having two tooled limestone plaques to front elevation, that to east bay reading 'Galway Fishery 1669' and that to central gable reading 'H 1899'. Decorative moulded render oculus openings to upper part of east end bays of long walls and to lower part of west gable. Square-headed window openings having tooled limestone sills and replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, bipartite and with label-mouldings to front elevation, stairs return and ground floor of rear return. Hipped slate roof to bay-window and camber-headed window to porch gable. Camber-headed door opening to front elevation having replacement double-leaf battened timber doors and square-headed opening to rear having replacement timber glazed door.

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

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 (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.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

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.