No. 9 Quay Street, Galway
Retention of a first-floor kitchen conversion for a restaurant in a protected Galway building.
20243 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 September 2020
- Reference
- 20243
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 September 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of part of the first floor from storage to a kitchen area. This kitchen will serve the existing ground-floor restaurant. The property is a protected structure located on Quay Street in Galway.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for development which will consist of the change of use of part of the 1st floor from storage area to a kitchen area ancillary to the restaurant at ground floor level and all associated site services. This is a protected structure rps ref no. 8109
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane | Jul 2025 | €501,000 | 73 m |
| 6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 73 m |
| 12 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 73 m |
| 9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 73 m |
| 15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 73 m |
| Saint Helens, Flood Street, Galway | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 2, Merchants Quay, Merchants Road | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 98 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 received24 September 2020
- Further information requested17 November 2020
- Further information received13 May 2021
- Decision due9 June 2021
- Decision issued8 June 2021
- Appeal submitted25 June 2021
- Appeal decided16 December 2022
- Permission expiry15 December 2027
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