Westside Shopping Centre, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway
Construction of a new single-storey café at Westside Shopping Centre.
18107 · Galway City Council · Lodged 5 April 2018
- Reference
- 18107
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a free-standing, single-storey café with access from the existing shopping centre carpark. The project will also include external signage, landscaping, and site works.
- Storey
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the development of a single storey, free standing café with access from existing shopping centre carpark. The development will also include the provision of external signage as well as undertaking all associated landscaping, as well as all associated site development works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Davis Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €396,000 | 180 m |
| 37 Colmcille Road, Shantalla, Galway | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 309 m |
| 8 Rahoon Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Aug 2025 | €397,000 | 319 m |
| 5 New Avenue Wood, Shantalla, Galway | Jun 2025 | €430,000 | 328 m |
| Roma 2, Oakley Crescent, Highfield Park | Oct 2025 | €490,000 | 345 m |
| 2 Costello Road, Shantalla, Galway | May 2025 | €317,000 | 386 m |
| 135 Inishannagh Park, Newcastle, Galway | Jun 2025 | €330,000 | 394 m |
| 120 Inishannagh Park, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2026 | €380,000 | 411 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 received5 April 2018
- Further information requested29 May 2018
- Further information received24 September 2018
- Decision due8 November 2018
- Decision issued8 November 2018
- Grant issued27 February 2019
- Appeal submitted21 November 2018
- Appeal decided26 March 2019
- Permission expiry26 February 2024
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