22 Mainguard Street
Refurbishment and thermal upgrade of a four-storey protected building on Mainguard Street.
256 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 February 2025
- Reference
- 256
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the refurbishment and thermal upgrade of the first, second, and third floors, plus the roof, of a four-storey over basement building. The works include replacing bay windows on the upper floors of this protected structure.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of; the refurbishment and thermal upgrade of the first, second and third floors plus roof of the four story over basement building, the replacement of bay windows to the upper floors on mainguard street and churchyard street side elevations. 22 mainguard street galway is a protected structure identity number 5316.
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Middle Street, Galway | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 76 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 4, Middle St Court, Middle St | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 125 m |
| 3 Fishermans Wharf, Bowling Green, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane | Jul 2025 | €501,000 | 129 m |
| 15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 129 m |
| 6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 129 m |
| 9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 129 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 February 2025
- Further information requested28 March 2025
- Further information received4 July 2025
- Decision due31 July 2025
- Decision issued31 July 2025
- Grant issued12 September 2025
- Permission expiry11 September 2030
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