Portershed, Bowling Green, Galway city
Retention of external plant equipment at an office development in Galway City.
2460256 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460256
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for existing external plant equipment serving an office development at Portershed, Bowling Green, Galway City.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of; retention of existing external plant to existing office development at portershed, bowling green, galway city for galway city innovation district company clg(gcid)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 40 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 58 m |
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 68 m |
| 23 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Jul 2025 | €560,000 | 75 m |
| 13 The Waterhouse, Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 75 m |
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 122 m |
| 1 Altenach, House Nuns Island, Galway | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 170 m |
| 18 Altenagh House, Nuns Island, Galway | Feb 2026 | €395,000 | 170 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 received14 August 2024
- Further information requested2 October 2024
- Further information received10 July 2025
- Decision due6 August 2025
- Decision issued1 August 2025
- Grant issued12 September 2025
- Permission expiry11 September 2030
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