GrantedExtensionDecided 27 April 2017

37 Sycamore Drive, Highfield Park, Galway

First-floor front extension and single-storey rear extension to a house in Galway.

1718 · Galway City Council · Lodged 27 January 2017

Reference: 1718
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 January 2017
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed works at 37 Sycamore Drive comprise a first-floor extension to the front of the existing house with front elevation alterations. It also includes a single-storey extension to the rear.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for proposed works which will comprise of the construction of
A first floor extension to the front of the existing house and alterations to the front elevation and
A single storey extension to the rear of the existing house and ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 24 July 2017.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Beechmount Rd, Highfield Park, Galway	Jul 2025	€600,000	42 m
Aisling, 24 Sycamore Dr, Highfield Park	Dec 2025	€490,000	50 m
20 Cedarwood Close Park, Highfield, Galway	Jan 2026	€555,000	96 m
1 Beechmount Ave, Highfield Park, Galway	Jan 2026	€800,000	108 m
52 Maunsells Park, Taylors Hill, Galway	Oct 2025	€1,650,000	146 m
30 Maunsells Park, Galway, Galway	May 2026	€750,000	203 m
18 Rockmount Rd, Highfield Park, Galway	Apr 2025	€492,500	204 m
5 New Avenue Wood, Shantalla, Galway	Jun 2025	€430,000	250 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 received27 January 2017
Further information requested8 March 2017
Further information received31 March 2017
Decision due27 April 2017
Decision issued27 April 2017
Grant issued7 June 2017
Permission expiry6 June 2022

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