Unit 121b, Lower Ground Floor, Eyre Square Shopping Centre
Change of use of a retail unit to a seated café in Eyre Square Shopping Centre.
16188 · Galway City Council · Lodged 5 July 2016
- Reference
- 16188
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 July 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of an existing retail unit to a seated café. The works will include the removal of glazing and doors to the existing shop front, along with all associated site works and services.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of existing retail unit to seated café and removal of glazing and doors to existing shop front with all associated site works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 15 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 15 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 99 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 99 m |
| 6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway | Feb 2026 | €328,000 | 159 m |
| Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks | Jul 2025 | €343,000 | 159 m |
| 27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway | May 2026 | €330,000 | 159 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 169 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 received5 July 2016
- Decision due29 August 2016
- Decision issued25 August 2016
- Grant issued28 September 2016
- Permission expiry27 September 2021
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