57 Lower Dominick Street, Galway
Change of use of a protected structure from office and residential use to a restaurant.
17156 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 June 2017
- Reference
- 17156
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of the first and second floors from residential to restaurant use, and the ground floor from office to restaurant use. The works to this protected structure include front door alterations and new signage.
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 for the following: a) change of use of first and second floors from habitable use to restaurant use and for change of use of ground floor from existing office use to restaurant use, b) to install new manhole on public footpath, c) alterations to existing two no. Front doors, d) new associated signage to front façade, previous pl. Ref. 05/911. This is a protected structure rps 3223
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 | 89 m |
| 1 Madeira House, Mill St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €371,550 | 99 m |
| 40 The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 112 m |
| 19a The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 118 m |
| 16 Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 118 m |
| 15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 146 m |
| Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane | Jul 2025 | €501,000 | 146 m |
| 6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 146 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 received8 June 2017
- Further information requested1 August 2017
- Further information received20 October 2017
- Decision due16 November 2017
- Decision issued9 November 2017
- Grant issued15 December 2017
- Permission expiry14 December 2022
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