No.12 Market Street, Galway City, Galway
Change of use of a ground floor commercial shop to residential use in Galway City.
2460272 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460272
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 August 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 119.3 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the ground floor of 12 Market Street from a commercial shop to residential use. Works will include creating a new kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom, internal reconfiguration of the first floor, and replacing the shopfront with punched masonry windows.
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 ; we desmond & david kavanagh, intend to apply for permission for the following at no. 12 market street galway; (1) change of use at ground floor from commercial shop to residential use, (2) the provision of a new kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom at ground floor level and internal reconfiguration at first floor level, (3) removal of shop front and replace with punched masonry windows, (4) all associated site works and services.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Bowling Green, Galway, Galway | May 2025 | €330,000 | 65 m |
| 10 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 76 m |
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 78 m |
| 23 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Jul 2025 | €560,000 | 93 m |
| 13 The Waterhouse, Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green | Apr 2025 | €415,000 | 93 m |
| 28 Upper Abbeygate St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 115 m |
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 149 m |
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 178 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 received30 August 2024
- Further information requested22 October 2024
- Further information received7 January 2025
- Decision due3 February 2025
- Decision issued29 January 2025
- Grant issued7 March 2025
- Permission expiry6 March 2030
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