Clare House, 2/3 Middle Street, Galway
Retention of a revised internal layout and elevation for a ground floor shop and two apartments.
1765 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 March 2017
- Reference
- 1765
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 March 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the revised internal layout and elevation of an existing building. This includes a 102.5 sqm ground floor shop and two upper-floor apartments measuring 70.5 sqm and 79.9 sqm as constructed.
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 retention of revised internal layout and elevation of ground floor shop (muse 102.5m2) and two 1st/2nd floor apartments (70.5m2 and 79.9m2) as constructed
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 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 27 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 75 m |
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 83 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 105 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 121 m |
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 126 m |
| Apt 2, Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 126 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 received20 March 2017
- Decision due14 May 2017
- Decision issued11 May 2017
- Grant issued16 June 2017
- Permission expiry15 June 2022
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