No. 3 No. 5 & No 7 Newtownsmith and, No. 11 Mary Street, Galway City
Retention and completion of a guesthouse conversion and expansion in Galway City.
23226 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 October 2023
- Reference
- 23226
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention and completion for changing a house into guesthouse accommodation and merging it with an existing guesthouse and restaurant. It includes internal layout changes, additional first and second-floor extensions, elevation alterations, and the demolition of a single-storey building.
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 retention and completion of (1) change of use of dwellinghouse granted under pi. Ref no. 21/305 to guesthouse accommodation and amalgamation into existing mixed-use guesthouse and restaurant building granted under pi. Ref 19/157 (2) internal layout changes including communal living area, reception/storage, caretaker's room and guesthouse bedrooms (3) additional extensions on the first and second floor to rear over permitted kitchen area to be used as part of guesthouse permitted under pi. Ref no. 19/157 (4) alterations to elevations permitted under pi. Ref no. 19/157 & pi. Ref. No. 21/305 and (5) permission to demolish existing single storey building at no. 7 newstownsmith and (6) all associated site works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 105 m |
| 12 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 120 m |
| 3 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 124 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 124 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 124 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 131 m |
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 135 m |
| St. Vincents, Newtownsmith, Galway City | Apr 2025 | €5,646,714 | 140 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 received12 October 2023
- Decision due6 December 2023
- Decision issued1 December 2023
- Appeal submitted5 January 2024
- Appeal decided28 November 2024
- Permission expiry27 November 2029
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