RefusedCommercialDecided 9 June 2023

Munster Avenue, Galway

Demolition of existing buildings to construct a four-storey mixed-use retail and office building in Galway.

2394 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 April 2023

Reference: 2394
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 April 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves the demolition of existing buildings on Munster Avenue. In their place, a new four-storey mixed-use building will be constructed, featuring ground-floor retail, a restaurant and offices on the first floor, and offices on the upper two floors.

Commercialdemolitionretailofficesrestaurant

Storeys: 4
Floor area: 1,657 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of the demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of a four storey mixed use building (retail on ground floor, restaurant and offices on first floor and offices on second and third floor, with a total floor area of 1,657 m2) and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway	Feb 2026	€250,000	68 m
6 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway	Feb 2026	€250,000	68 m
2b William St West, Galway	Sept 2025	€350,000	74 m
6 Henry St, Galway, Galway	Oct 2025	€410,000	115 m
8 Dun Uisce, Pump Lane, Dominick St	Jun 2025	€260,000	121 m
Columbans Hall, Sea Road, Galyway	Dec 2025	€460,000	136 m
1 Fr Griffin Road, Galway	Mar 2025	€465,000	140 m
17 Bridgewater Court, Domnick St Lower, Galway	May 2025	€236,000	145 m

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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 received17 April 2023
Decision due11 June 2023
Decision issued9 June 2023
Appeal submitted5 July 2023
Appeal decided17 April 2024

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