36 Eyre Square, Eyre Square, Galway
Retention of staff areas and creation of five new apartments at Eyre Square.
2560383 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560383
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of first-floor staff areas and permission to create five new apartments by revising the internal layout. The proposal also includes new roof lighting, ancillary storage, and roof-level amenity space.
- Residential units
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the retention of staff areas at first-floor level. Permission is also sought for the provision of 5 no. New apartments, by way of revising the existing internal layout. Permission is also sought to include new roof lighting, ancillary storage areas, and associated roof-level amenity space at 36 eyre square, galway, h91 t2cx.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 57 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 72 m |
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 72 m |
| Apartment No. 12 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €259,912 | 83 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 83 m |
| 7 The Cobblestones, Eyre St, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 113 m |
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 142 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 142 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 received18 December 2025
- Further information requested20 February 2026
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