24 Middle Street, Galway
Change of use from retail to a cafe/restaurant in a protected structure.
2072 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 March 2020
- Reference
- 2072
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of a ground floor unit from retail to a cafe/restaurant. The property is 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
Planning permission is sought for the change of use at ground floor unit from retail use to a café/restaurant use and all associated external works and services (protected structure r. P. S ref. No. 6107)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 11 m |
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 69 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 83 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 108 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 142 m |
| 12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €376,000 | 142 m |
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 142 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 received23 March 2020
- Further information requested9 July 2020
- Further information received21 August 2020
- Decision due4 October 2020
- Decision issued1 October 2020
- Grant issued10 November 2020
- Permission expiry9 November 2025
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