No.5 Lombard Street, Galway
Conversion of an office in a protected structure into three apartments.
2246 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 March 2022
- Reference
- 2246
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use from office to residential within a protected structure. The development will provide one apartment on the ground floor and two apartments on the first floor, along with a new shopfront.
- Residential units
- 3
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 at a protected structure which will consist of the change of use from office to residential, to provide for 1 no. Bedroom apartment at ground floor level, and 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments at first floor level, together with new shopfront in new forward location at ground floor level and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 52 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 60 m |
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 62 m |
| 13 The Waterhouse, Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 74 m |
| 23 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Jul 2025 | €560,000 | 74 m |
| 16 Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 147 m |
| 19a The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 147 m |
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 152 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 received4 March 2022
- Further information requested26 April 2022
- Further information received13 May 2022
- Decision due9 June 2022
- Decision issued8 June 2022
- Grant issued12 July 2022
- Permission expiry11 July 2027
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