No. 25 Eyre Square, Galway
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant with a takeaway at Eyre Square, Galway.
1759 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 March 2017
- Reference
- 1759
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 March 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing shop into a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. The development includes a ground floor restaurant, basement storage and customer facilities, external signage, and ventilation openings within an Architectural Conservation Area.
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 of existing shop to use as a restaurant with ancillary take away. The proposed development comprises a new ground floor restaurant, associated storage space and customer facilities at basement level, external signage to front elevation and ventilation openings to rear elevation onto ballalley lane. The proposed development is located within eyre square architectural conservation area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 39 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 39 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 92 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 92 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 169 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 188 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 188 m |
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 190 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 received10 March 2017
- Further information requested27 April 2017
- Further information received14 September 2017
- Decision due11 October 2017
- Decision issued10 October 2017
- Grant issued16 November 2017
- Permission expiry15 November 2022
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