2 Newcastle Road, Galway
Change of use of a unit to a café with an ancillary takeaway.
17210 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 July 2017
- Reference
- 17210
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of an existing unit at 2 Newcastle Road, Galway, to a café with an ancillary takeaway service.
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Official record
Development description
Permission to change the use of a unit at 2 newcastle road galway to a café with ancillary takeaway
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 2, 32 Newcastle Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €188,500 | 81 m |
| 6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 126 m |
| 2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway | Sept 2025 | €580,000 | 147 m |
| Presentation Convent, Presentation Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €975,000 | 228 m |
| 1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €970,000 | 229 m |
| 9 Colmans Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 252 m |
| 2 Corrib House, Willow Park, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 270 m |
| 5 Cookes Corner, Shantalla, Galway | Jul 2025 | €380,000 | 339 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 received17 July 2017
- Further information requested5 September 2017
- Further information received10 October 2017
- Decision due6 November 2017
- Decision issued2 November 2017
- Grant issued7 December 2017
- Permission expiry6 December 2022
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