4 & 5 Market Street, Galway
Change of use of a protected structure to short-term letting and B&B in Galway City.
19212 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 July 2019
- Reference
- 19212
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of a property to residential short-term letting and B&B. The property is a listed protected structure located on Market Street.
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 is being sought for the purpose of residential short term letting/b&b. The property is listed in the list of protected structures (rps 5402) in the galway city council development plan 2017
- 2023
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 36 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 132 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 132 m |
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 138 m |
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 141 m |
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 142 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 156 m |
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 161 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 received19 July 2019
- Decision due12 September 2019
- Decision issued11 September 2019
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