Galway City Council · 2560380
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Educational refurbishment and extension under pending appeal. The FI document proposes changes to an existing protected building; its 374.1 m² removed roof/fifth-floor area is not housing output. The council decision and any later approved detail have not been reviewed.
1 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index
Proposed in application · McLaughlin educational refurbishment, Galway City 2560380; FI proposal
What the evidence says
The FI description proposes timber sliding-sash windows with slim glazing to replace twentieth-century windows; thermally broken aluminium doors/windows at new openings; aluminium curtain walling at the southwest corner; and removal of cement render while retaining and repairing original rubble and limestone walls.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies a coordinated conservation, glazing and building-envelope package.
What is not established
Final approved finishes, joinery manufacturer and installed materials are not established. The 374.1 m² figure concerns removed roof/fifth-floor fabric; it is not a dwelling count.
McLaughlin Building: FI Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and NIS, with appendices · p.11
new timber sliding sash windows · Issued 2026-04-30 · Document control F2 dated 30 April 2026; body headers still show D2 dated 23 April. Embedded civil report is planning issue 2 dated 5 December 2025.; received 2026-05-01 · Checked 2026-09-05
new timber sliding sash windows
Proposed in application · Roof surfaces of the refurbished McLaughlin Building; PV/plant zones treated separately
What the evidence says
The FI NIS proposes extensive sedum green roof over an interception storage mat, with gravel ballast over drainage boards where PV panels or roof equipment prevent a planted substrate. Roof runoff is routed to the culverts beneath the building; existing rainwater pipes discharging to the footpath are to be decommissioned.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies green-roof, waterproofing, rainwater and rooftop-equipment coordination.
What is not established
No selected roof-system brand, PV panel count or installed capacity is established. The December civil appendix describes storage assumptions; it is not a later approved roof schedule.
McLaughlin Building: FI Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and NIS, with appendices · p.19
sedum blanket · Issued 2026-04-30 · Document control F2 dated 30 April 2026; body headers still show D2 dated 23 April. Embedded civil report is planning issue 2 dated 5 December 2025.; received 2026-05-01 · Checked 2026-09-05
sedum blanket
Proposed in application · Proposed foul drainage for this protected educational building
What the evidence says
The FI NIS proposes a completely new internal foul network and a 150 mm gravity foul sewer connecting to the existing 225 mm uPVC combined sewer at Nun’s Island Road. Wastewater is to be collected separately from stormwater; the source describes an existing annex discharge to the canal culvert that this refurbishment addresses.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies a specific pipework and connection package rather than a generic drainage flag.
What is not established
The positive feasibility described in the source does not establish a completed connection agreement or installed works. Final connection details and any subsequent conditions remain unreviewed.
McLaughlin Building: FI Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and NIS, with appendices · p.19
150mm gravity foul sewer · Issued 2026-04-30 · Document control F2 dated 30 April 2026; body headers still show D2 dated 23 April. Embedded civil report is planning issue 2 dated 5 December 2025.; received 2026-05-01 · Checked 2026-09-05
150mm gravity foul sewer
Proposed in application · Preliminary external lighting concept at the McLaughlin north walkway
What the evidence says
The FI NIS specifies proposed LED spotlights integrated into a handrail 1.1 m above the north walkway, shielded from the Gaol River by a continuous solid metallic barrier. It calls for 2700 K or lower colour temperature, asymmetric distribution and sharp optical cut-off directed onto the path.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies warm-light, optics, handrail and shielding requirements.
What is not established
The text describes preliminary studies; no installed product, final luminaire schedule, procurement or current approval is established.
McLaughlin Building: FI Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and NIS, with appendices · p.20
2700k or lower · Issued 2026-04-30 · Document control F2 dated 30 April 2026; body headers still show D2 dated 23 April. Embedded civil report is planning issue 2 dated 5 December 2025.; received 2026-05-01 · Checked 2026-09-05
2700k or lower
Selected pages of 1 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. One 253-page combined PDF was accessed. Seven selected pages were visually inspected; this is not a complete review of its appended reports or the council case file. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.
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