60 Newcastle Road, Galway
Creation of a new vehicular entrance, parking, and modified public footpath on Newcastle Road.
17165 · Galway City Council · Lodged 16 June 2017
- Reference
- 17165
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct a new vehicular entrance with parking space. It also includes modifications to the public footpath to install dropped kerbs.
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 for a vehicular entrance with parking and to modify the public footpath with dropped kerbs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Cookes Corner, Shantalla, Galway | Jul 2025 | €380,000 | 73 m |
| 2 Corrib House, Willow Park, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 86 m |
| 1 St. Mary'S Road, Galway | Mar 2026 | €473,000 | 87 m |
| 4 Shantalla Rd Lower, Galway, Galway | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 88 m |
| 3 Oakwood Close, Lnr Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 128 m |
| 34 New Road, Galway | Oct 2025 | €423,000 | 132 m |
| 45 New Rd, Galway | Jun 2025 | €430,000 | 172 m |
| 46 New Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 175 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 received16 June 2017
- Decision due10 August 2017
- Decision issued10 August 2017
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