Flood Street House, Flood Street, Galway
Change of use from retail and office to restaurant across two floors.
17289 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 October 2017
- Reference
- 17289
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from retail to restaurant on the ground floor, and from office to restaurant on the first floor. It also includes a new first-floor fire escape gangway, alterations to external stairs, and an air extraction system.
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) change of use from retail to restaurant at ground floor, b) change of use at first floor from office to restaurant c) fire escape gangway at first floor and alteration to external fire escape stairs, d) an air extraction / ventilation outlet with acoustic & odour baffling and all associated external works and signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Merchants Quay, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 47 m |
| Apt 2, Merchants Quay, Merchants Road | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 47 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 50 m |
| Saint Helens, Flood Street, Galway | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 63 m |
| 35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 74 m |
| 35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €299,000 | 74 m |
| 35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 74 m |
| 5 Glor Na Mara, Dock Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 101 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 received13 October 2017
- Further information requested6 December 2017
- Further information received30 May 2018
- Decision due15 July 2018
- Decision issued12 July 2018
- Grant issued15 August 2018
- Permission expiry14 August 2023
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