Pre-planning report: Eyre Square, Galway
Public square in Galway City Council area, used here because it is a public place and not a private home.
Zoning at the site
The site is zoned Recreation and Amenity. That means: to provide for recreational and amenity uses.
- Zone in the plan
- Recreation and Amenity (G1)
- General type
- Open space, park
- Development plan
- Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)
- Council
- Galway City Council
Zoning here is the generalised version from MyPlan.ie, not the statutory map. Confirm it in the written statement of the plan before you rely on it.
Protected structures and conservation areas
30 buildings on the national heritage survey are within 250 metres. The six closest are listed below.
- The Galway Hooker29 m away
Fountain, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
- The Browne Doorway46 m away
House, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
- Liam Mellows Monument50 m away
Monument, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
- O'Connell's50 m away
House, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
- Hibernian House70 m away
House, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
- Bank of Ireland81 m away
Building, Eyre Square, rated regional importance
The national survey records buildings of architectural interest. It is not the same as legal protection. A building is only a protected structure if the council adds it to its own Record of Protected Structures.
Whether the site is a protected structure or inside an architectural conservation area. We have not loaded the Galway City Council record yet, so this sample does not show it.
Nature sites and recorded monuments
The site is not inside a designated nature site. Several are close by.
- Galway Bay Complex SACwithin 1 km
Special area of conservation, site code 000268
- Lough Corrib SACwithin 1 km
Special area of conservation, site code 000297
- Inner Galway Bay SPAwithin 1 km
Special protection area (birds), site code 004031
- Moycullen Bogs NHAwithin 5 km
Natural heritage area, site code 002364
- Galway Bay Complexwithin 1 km
Proposed natural heritage area, site code 000268, non-statutory
"Within" means some part of the designated area is inside that distance. Close to a nature site does not stop a project, but a house or extension nearby may need an appropriate assessment. Ask the council planner.
Recorded monuments
- Architectural feature47 m away
Record GA094-138----, Townparks (galway By., St. Nicholas Par.)
- Bridge245 m away
Record GA094-100035-, Townparks (galway By., St. Nicholas Par.)
The site is inside a zone of notification. These are areas around recorded monuments where the National Monuments Service may need to be told about ground works. Check before you dig.
Ground and radon
- Groundwater vulnerability
- High
- Subsoil permeability
- Moderate
- Subsoil type
- Urban
- Bedrock aquifer
- Regionally Important Aquifer - Karstified (conduit)
Radon: about 29.9% of homes in this 10 km grid square are estimated to be above the reference level. The EPA classes this as a high radon area.
Radon is predicted for a whole grid square, so it describes the area and not one building. Only a radon test can tell you about a single home. Ground data is mapped at a broad scale and does not replace a site investigation.
Flood zones
Check the official flood maps for this site on floodinfo.ie, run by the Office of Public Works.
We link to the official maps rather than copying them, because their licence does not allow us to reproduce them.
Council flood zones A and B, where the council publishes them under an open licence. We have not loaded the Galway City Council layer yet.
Nearby planning decisions
120 applications within 250 metres have been decided since 2017. Five are shown below, starting with the closest.
Permission for change of use from office to retail use of 107 Sq.m
Ground Floor, No. 4 Eyre Square, GalwayPermission for development which consists of 1. Change of use to first and second floor levels from office accommodation to residential use...
4 Eyre Square, Eyre Square, GalwayPermission for development which consists of to 1. Replace existing shop front with new shop front including associated signage to front façade...
No. 1 Eyre Square & No. 2 Prospect Hill, Galway, GalwayPermission for retention of development which consists of retention of shop front signage
7 Odeon House, Eyre Square, Galway H91 PX 9KPermission is sought for the development of a protected structure (ref: 3809) which will consist of revisions and conservation works to external...
O'Connell's Bar, No.8 Eyre Square, GalwayPlanning application data comes from the national planning database. Applicant names are never published.
Site map and satellite image
- The site
- Heritage buildings on the national survey (30)
- Recorded monuments (2)
Positions are real. North is up. This plan shows only what is inside the 250 metre ring.
A satellite image of the area around your site, credited under the image, sits behind the plan in the full report, with zoning and nearby features drawn over it. The sample shows the plan without the picture.
Data sources
Every finding in this report comes from an open public dataset. Data was checked on 29 October 2026.
- Planning applicationsPlanning application data: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Irish local authorities, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- ZoningZoning: MyPlan.ie, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Generalised zoning, not the statutory map.
- Architectural heritageCopyright Government of Ireland. This dataset was created by National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Recorded monumentsCopyright Government of Ireland. This dataset was created by National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Nature sitesCopyright Government of Ireland. This service was created by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- GroundContains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
- RadonRadon data: Environmental Protection Agency, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Full details are on the sources page.
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