11 Abbeygate Street Lower, Galway
Conversion of a ground floor shop into a restaurant in a protected building on Abbeygate Street Lower.
16121 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 May 2016
- Reference
- 16121
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing ground floor retail unit into a restaurant. The development includes new signage on the front façade and ancillary works. The building is a protected structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development for the conversion of an existing ground floor retail/shop unit to use as a restaurant and for all associated signage to the front façade of the building and for ancillary works to facilitate the change of use. The building is a protected structure, reference 110 on the register of protected structures
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 66 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 107 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 113 m |
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 113 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 120 m |
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 122 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 122 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 May 2016
- Further information requested5 July 2016
- Further information received28 October 2016
- Decision due8 December 2016
- Decision issued8 December 2016
- Grant issued25 January 2017
- Permission expiry24 January 2022
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