24 Middle Street, Galway
Change of use, extensions, and alterations to a protected structure on Middle Street, Galway.
16128 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 May 2016
- Reference
- 16128
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the ground floor from residential/retail to retail, and the first floor to offices. It also includes a second-floor office extension, attic storage, and elevational changes to 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 is sought for a) change of use from residential and retail to retail at ground floor b) change of use from residential to offices at 1st floor, c) new ground floor inner wall leaf and 1st floor walls inc. Elevational changes d) 2nd floor office extension and e) attic storage. The works include a new timber shop front and timber sash windows to upper levels, and all associated external works and services to a protected structure (rps ref. No. 6107)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 10 m |
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 68 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 83 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 108 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 141 m |
| 12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €376,000 | 142 m |
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 142 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 received17 May 2016
- Further information requested7 July 2016
- Further information received31 August 2016
- Decision due23 October 2016
- Decision issued21 October 2016
- Appeal submitted16 November 2016
- Appeal decided30 March 2017
- Permission expiry29 March 2022
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