10 Eyre Square, Galway, H91XW01
Change of use of a ground floor office to retail and upper floors to a two-bedroom apartment in Eyre Square.
23204 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 September 2023
- Reference
- 23204
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes converting a ground floor office into a retail unit, and converting the first and second floor offices into a two-bedroom apartment. The works include minor rear alterations and installing solar PV panels on the roof.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 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 which consists of the change of use of downstairs office to retail unit, change of use of 1st and 2nd floor office to two bedroom apartment with minor alterations, installing door at ground and window at 1st floor at the rear and installing pv panels on roof
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 1 July 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 145.4 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 84 m |
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 121 m |
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 177 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 177 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 228 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 228 m |
| 16 The Elms, Forster St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 229 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 253 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 received8 September 2023
- Further information requested1 November 2023
- Further information received30 January 2024
- Decision due6 March 2024
- Decision issued5 March 2024
- Grant issued12 April 2024
- Permission expiry11 April 2029
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