No. 33 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
Retention of an outdoor wooden smoking area at Sally Longs Public House, a protected structure.
18189 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 June 2018
- Reference
- 18189
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 June 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a 34.6 sqm wooden enclosure on the north-western side of Sally Longs Public House. The open-air enclosure is currently used as a smoking area and is attached to a protected structure.
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 for wooden enclosure to the north-western side of the existing protected structure (rps no. 220), the enclosure is open to the air and is currently used as a smoking area (34.6m2) for sally longs public house
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 75 m |
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 114 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 136 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 139 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 139 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 141 m |
| 23 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Jul 2025 | €560,000 | 151 m |
| 13 The Waterhouse, Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 151 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 received13 June 2018
- Decision due7 August 2018
- Decision issued7 August 2018
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