David Martin Hair Salon & Apt. No. 1, Glór na Mara, New Dock Street
Extension of a hair salon into an adjoining apartment, changing its use from residential to commercial.
1615 · Galway City Council · Lodged 27 January 2016
- Reference
- 1615
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to extend an existing hair salon into an adjoining ground floor apartment. It includes a change of use of the apartment from residential to commercial, a new shopfront, signage, and associated site works.
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 which will consist of extension of the existing hair salon into the adjoining ground floor apartment, for change of use of that apartment from residential to commercial, for a new shopfront and signage to the ground floor apartment and for all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Glor Na Mara, Dock St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €328,500 | 20 m |
| 5 Glor Na Mara, Dock Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 20 m |
| 4 Dock Street, Galway | May 2025 | €315,000 | 27 m |
| 35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €299,000 | 58 m |
| 35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 58 m |
| 35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 58 m |
| 11 Spanish Parade, Galway, Galway | Jun 2025 | €421,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, Spanish Parade, Long Walk | Jun 2026 | €460,000 | 69 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 received27 January 2016
- Further information requested21 March 2016
- Further information received13 May 2016
- Decision due14 July 2016
- Decision issued30 June 2016
- Grant issued5 August 2016
- Permission expiry4 August 2021
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