Bar Seven (7), 5 6 & 7 Bridge Street, Galway
Retention of shopfront treatments, signage, and awnings at Bar Seven in Galway.
1622 · Galway City Council · Lodged 1 February 2016
- Reference
- 1622
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to replace existing plastic signs with hand-painted timber signs and install LED strip lighting. Retention permission is also sought for revised shopfront treatments, security cameras, and decorative awnings.
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 a) replacement of 3 no. Projecting plastic internally lit signs with hand painted timber signs directly lit, b) the replacement of large uplighters (4 no. ) with led strip lighting mounted at top of ground floor cornice to fascia, and planning permission is sought for the retention of c) revised shopfront treatments including new signage, lighting, window surrounds, security cameras and main entrance pillasters and d) decorative awnings to first floor windows
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 26 m |
| 19a The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 26 m |
| 15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 33 m |
| Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane | Jul 2025 | €501,000 | 33 m |
| 6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 33 m |
| 12 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 33 m |
| 9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 33 m |
| 40 The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 72 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 received1 February 2016
- Decision due27 March 2016
- Decision issued24 March 2016
- Grant issued25 April 2016
- Permission expiry24 April 2021
In the area
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