10-14 Sea Road & 10/12 Sea Road, Galway
Conversion of offices to residential use and expansion of a ground-floor restaurant on Sea Road.
21434 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 December 2021
- Reference
- 21434
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 December 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the first floor of 10-14 Sea Road from offices to residential use. It also includes changing the ground floor of 10-12 Sea Road to a restaurant and amalgamating it with the existing restaurant at number 14.
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 development which will consist of change of use of the first floor of 10-14 sea road to residential use from office use and permission is also sought to change the use of the ground floor of 10-12 sea road to use as a restaurant and to amalgamate same with number 14 sea road which is currently used as a restaurant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbans Hall, Sea Road, Galyway | Dec 2025 | €460,000 | 94 m |
| 2b William St West, Galway | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 113 m |
| 5 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 127 m |
| 6 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 127 m |
| 6 Henry St, Galway, Galway | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 144 m |
| 47 Henry St, Galway, Galway | Aug 2025 | €345,000 | 155 m |
| 8 Dun Uisce, Pump Lane, Dominick St | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 158 m |
| 13 Palmyra Park, Galway, Galway | Feb 2026 | €520,000 | 203 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 December 2021
- Further information requested24 February 2022
- Further information received27 June 2022
- Decision due24 July 2022
- Decision issued22 July 2022
- Grant issued23 August 2022
- Permission expiry22 August 2027
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