GrantedAlterationsDecided 12 November 2018

13 Shop Street, Galway

Replacement of illuminated signage on a shopfront in Galway, affecting a protected structure.

18309 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 September 2018

Reference: 18309
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 September 2018
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development consists of removing existing illuminated signage and projecting signs from a shopfront on Shop Street and replacing them with new illuminated versions. The stone doorway to the façade is listed on the record of protected structures.

Alterationsshopfrontsignageprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of removal of existing illuminated signage from existing shopfront at street level and replacement with new illuminated signage. Removal of existing illuminated projecting sign and replacement with new illuminated projecting sign. Please note: the stone doorway to the shop street façade which is within the boundary of this site is included on the record of protected structures

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
22 Middle Street, Galway	Nov 2025	€600,000	60 m
Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St	Jun 2026	€375,000	68 m
28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway	Dec 2025	€200,000	112 m
Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St	Oct 2025	€261,000	118 m
3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway	Mar 2026	€350,000	119 m
25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City	Apr 2026	€420,000	137 m
19f Merchants Road, Galway	Dec 2025	€385,000	167 m
Birchall, Oughterard, Galway	Feb 2025	€270,000	174 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 received26 September 2018
Decision due20 November 2018
Decision issued12 November 2018
Grant issued18 December 2018
Permission expiry17 December 2023

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