Bowling Green, Galway City
Conversion of a warehouse to co-working office space with a two-storey extension in Galway City.
2089 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 April 2020
- Reference
- 2089
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a two-storey warehouse to co-working office space, adding a two-storey extension, and demolishing a concrete gateway. It also includes creating pedestrian and cycle access to Market Street through a car park which is a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of the change of use of existing two storey warehouse to co-working office space use, associated two storey extension, demolition of existing arched concrete gateway, internal reconfiguration, alteration of elevations, roof replacement (and removal of chimney), installation of external plant and equipment, revised boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, signage and branding, connections to services and utilities, creation of pedestrian and cycle access to market street (through market street car park, a protected structure), and all associated and ancillary works and development above and below ground level.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 41 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 59 m |
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 68 m |
| 23 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Jul 2025 | €560,000 | 76 m |
| 13 The Waterhouse, Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 76 m |
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 121 m |
| 1 Altenach, House Nuns Island, Galway | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 171 m |
| 18 Altenagh House, Nuns Island, Galway | Feb 2026 | €395,000 | 171 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 received2 April 2020
- Further information requested15 July 2020
- Further information received21 January 2021
- Decision due17 February 2021
- Decision issued17 February 2021
- Grant issued24 March 2021
- Permission expiry23 March 2026
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