The Caribou Bar, No 31 Woodquay, Galway
Retention of a kitchen conversion and a smoking area at The Caribou Bar in Galway.
18128 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 April 2018
- Reference
- 18128
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 April 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a first-floor storage room to a kitchen to service the existing bar. It also seeks to retain a fence/enclosure used as a rear smoking area.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for (1) retention of the change of use of a first floor storage room to a kitchen use to service the existing bar. (2) retention of the fence/enclosure for use as a smoking area to the rear of the property
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 The Cobblestones, Eyre St, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 54 m |
| 12 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 61 m |
| 3 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 69 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 76 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 76 m |
| 7 Mcdonaghs Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €421,000 | 88 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 92 m |
| 10 Mcdonagh Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Feb 2026 | €405,000 | 95 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 April 2018
- Further information requested12 June 2018
- Further information received11 December 2018
- Decision due16 January 2019
- Decision issued15 January 2019
- Grant issued26 February 2019
- Permission expiry25 February 2024
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