No. 16, Dock Road, Galway
Replace the existing shopfront and install a new advertising sign at a ground floor unit on Dock Road.
22348 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2022
- Reference
- 22348
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of amending and replacing the existing shopfront to a ground floor unit. It also includes the provision of a new advertising sign.
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 consists of to amend and replace existing shop front to unit at ground floor level and to provide advertising sign to same.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 26 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 2, Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 41 m |
| 12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €376,000 | 41 m |
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 41 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 44 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks | Jul 2025 | €343,000 | 91 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 received22 December 2022
- Decision due24 February 2023
- Decision issued21 February 2023
- Grant issued28 March 2023
- Permission expiry27 March 2028
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