GrantedChange of useDecided 18 May 2017

1 Quay Lane, Spanish Parade, Galway City

Change of use from a coffee shop to a restaurant, retention of a ventilation duct, and conservation works.

1775 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 March 2017

Reference: 1775
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 24 March 2017
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought to change the ground floor use from a coffee shop to a seated restaurant, and the first floor to ancillary kitchen and storage. The application also includes the retention of a roof-level ventilation duct and conservation works to the exterior of this protected structure.

Change of userestaurantconservationprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of (1) permission for change of use at ground floor from coffee shop to seated restaurant; (2) permission for change of use of first floor to accommodate kitchen/prep/storage areas and toilets ancillary to the proposed ground floor restaurant; (3) retention of ventilation duct at roof level to the rear (north-east) of the building; (4) conservation works to exterior fabric, together with all associated site works and services. This is a protected structure (rps ref. No. 8000)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Saint Helens, Flood Street, Galway	Jun 2025	€900,000	52 m
6 Portmore, Spanish Arch, Galway	Feb 2026	€440,000	63 m
40 The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway	May 2025	€280,000	83 m
Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane	Jul 2025	€501,000	92 m
15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Apr 2025	€325,000	92 m
9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway	Apr 2026	€350,000	92 m
6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Feb 2025	€315,000	92 m
12 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway	Jun 2026	€410,000	92 m

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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 received24 March 2017
Decision due18 May 2017
Decision issued18 May 2017
Grant issued27 June 2017
Permission expiry26 June 2022

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