Distillery Lane, Newcastle, Galway
Construction of automated gates to close Distillery Lane to regular vehicular traffic.
16298 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 November 2016
- Reference
- 16298
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 November 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to construct automated gates to close Distillery Lane in Newcastle, Galway, to regular vehicular traffic. This acts as a variation to the previously granted planning permission reference 07/814.
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 to construct automated gates to close distillery lane to regular vehicular traffic, as a variation to the previously granted planning permission reference 07/814
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for institutional and community facility use”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 148 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 197 m |
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 218 m |
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 240 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 257 m |
| 23 Upper Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 259 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 261 m |
| Grafton House, 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €600,000 | 274 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 received4 November 2016
- Further information requested23 December 2016
- Further information received9 May 2017
- Decision due5 June 2017
- Decision issued1 June 2017
- Grant issued5 July 2017
- Permission expiry4 July 2022
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