34 36 38 40 and 42, Upper Abbeygate Street, Galway
Retention of extensions, internal openings, and an outdoor bar area at Electric Nightclub in Galway.
16180 · Galway City Council · Lodged 28 June 2016
- Reference
- 16180
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 June 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for multiple modifications to Electric Nightclub on Upper Abbeygate Street. This includes ground and first-floor extensions, internal openings, ancillary toilets, a fire escape route, and a 202 sqm outdoor bar/restaurant/smoking area with a partly retractable canopy.
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for retention for the following
- Additional (38.3 sqm) floor area to rear of electric nightclub at ground floor level, the extra floor area, resulted from filling in part of a void at the rear of the property
- Retention of 2 openings between no. 42 upper abbeygate street and electric nightclub at ground floor level
- Additional (89 sqm) infill floor area at the first floor level of electric nightclub composing of a kitchen, rooftop lounge and store
- Retention of the use of the rear of no. 40 upper abbeygate street as toilets ancillary to electric nightclub at first floor level (28.9 sqm)
- Retention of 2 openings between no. 40 upper abbeygate street and electric nightclub at first floor level (the 2 openings at first floor level, in the rear wall of no. 40 upper abbeygate street were formerly windows which were replaced by doors) and 1 opening between no. 40 and no. 42 upper abbeygate street at first floor level
- Retention of covered access and fire escape route (22.4 sqm) to the south east side of no. 34 upper abbeygate street at first floor level
- Retention of outdoor bar area/restaurant/smoking area (202 sqm) with partly retractable canopy/roofs together with perimeter audio speakers at first floor level. (this area was substantially permitted as a function room under pl. Ref. 149/95 incl. Ancillary toilets) to no's 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 upper abbeygate street, galway. No's 36, 38 40 and 42 upper abbeygate street are protected structures (ref. No. 221, 222, 223 and 224 on the list of protected structures)
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 36 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 97 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 103 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 103 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 104 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 104 m |
| 12 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 149 m |
| 3 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 160 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 received28 June 2016
- Further information requested19 August 2016
- Further information received16 December 2016
- Decision due21 January 2017
- Decision issued20 January 2017
- Appeal submitted15 February 2017
- Appeal decided26 June 2017
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