Unit C, Honest Kitchen, Shangort Road
Retention of a retail unit with an ancillary sandwich bar and café.
18399 · Galway City Council · Lodged 6 December 2018
- Reference
- 18399
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 December 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission to continue using the premises at Unit C, Honest Kitchen, as a retail unit. The use includes an ancillary sandwich bar and café.
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, to retain the use as a retail unit with ancillary sandwich bar/café
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Woodview Court, Knocknacarra, Galway | Dec 2025 | €458,000 | 88 m |
| 1 Shangort Rd, Knocknacarra, Barna Rd | Apr 2026 | €425,000 | 162 m |
| Dun Aengus, 110 Seacrest, Knocknacarra | Apr 2026 | €600,000 | 204 m |
| Silver Beach House, Barna Road, Galway | Jan 2026 | €850,000 | 208 m |
| 69 Clybaun Heights, Knocknacarra, Galway | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 223 m |
| 51 Knocknacarra Park, Knocknacarra, Galway | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 230 m |
| 49 Knocknacara Park, Salthill, Galwaynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 231 m |
| 81 Clybaun Heights, Knocknacara, Galway | Jun 2026 | €910,000 | 265 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 received6 December 2018
- Decision due8 February 2019
- Decision issued29 January 2019
- Grant issued6 March 2019
- Permission expiry5 March 2024
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