'Darcy's Bar', 2 Forster Street, Galway
New ground floor facades for Darcy's Bar on Forster Street and Frenchville Lane.
17185 · Galway City Council · Lodged 28 June 2017
- Reference
- 17185
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for alterations to Darcy's Bar. This includes a new facade to the ground floor front elevation facing Forster Street, and a new facade with an integrated window on the side elevation facing Frenchville Lane.
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 (1) a new façade to the ground floor front elevation of a public house premises, facing onto forster street and (2) new façade & integrated window to ground floor side elevation facing onto frenchville lane
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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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 June 2017
- Decision due22 August 2017
- Decision issued22 August 2017
- Grant issued29 September 2017
- Permission expiry28 September 2022
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