‘Large-scale Residential Development’ or LRD applications are applications made to local authority for the development of 100 or more houses, the development of student accommodation that includes 200 or more bed spaces, both the development of 100 or more houses and of student accommodation, or both the development of student accommodation that includes 200 or more bed spaces and of houses.
Libraries are open for limited browsing, return of library materials, photocopying and printing services available at this time.
Note: Many other online services are free of charge and you can join online for free via www.galwaylibrary.ie .
The definition of litter is quite wide and extends beyond casual pieces of paper or cigarette ends to anything large or small, which is or is likely to become, unsightly.
The Living City initiative focuses on the regeneration of retail and commercial districts and encouraging people to live in the historic centres of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford.
A Local Area Plan is a legal document and is a public statement that provides more detailed planning policies, than the City Development Plan, for areas in the city that are expected to experience significant development and change.
The Local Authority Integration Team (LAIT) is available to provide on-going integration supports to people categorised in any of the following groups living in Galway city
The LCDC is a committee made up of representatives from the local government and local development sectors, including public bodies and representatives of social, economic, environmental and community interests.
Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) will bring all the relevant state services and the community together at local authority level. This will build on the work undertaken through Joint Policing Committees and supplement it by ensuring that all other relevant stakeholders necessary to constitute a more holistic forum for discussion, decisions and action on community priorities are present.