41 & 43 Lower Dominic Street, Galway
Change of use of open space behind a protected structure to a beer garden for Carrolls public house.
1650 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 February 2016
- Reference
- 1650
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert part of the open space at the rear of 41 & 43 Lower Dominic Street into a beer garden. This beer garden will serve the adjacent Carrolls public house at number 39. The building behind which the beer garden will sit is 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 to change part of the open space at the rear of numbers 41 & 43 dominic street to use as a beer garden for carrolls public house located on the adjacent site at 39 lower dominic street, galway. The building at 41 & 43 lower dominic street behind which the beer garden is to be located is a protected structure, rps 3211
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 19, Ruxton Court, 35/37 Dominick Street | Apr 2025 | €295,000 | 24 m |
| 8 Dun Uisce, Pump Lane, Dominick St | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 83 m |
| 6 Henry St, Galway, Galway | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 96 m |
| 1 Madeira House, Mill St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €371,550 | 112 m |
| 30 Bridgewater Court, Domnick St Lower, Galway | May 2025 | €277,500 | 122 m |
| 17 Bridgewater Court, Domnick St Lower, Galway | May 2025 | €236,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 21 Bridgewater Court, Lower Fairhill Road, Galway City | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 122 m |
| 2b William St West, Galway | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 131 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 received29 February 2016
- Further information requested21 April 2016
- Further information received10 May 2016
- Decision due20 September 2016
- Decision issued20 September 2016
- Grant issued26 October 2016
- Permission expiry25 October 2021
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