18 Lower Newcastle Road, Galway
Change of use from a childcare facility to a private dwelling house in Galway.
17315 · Galway City Council · Lodged 15 November 2017
- Reference
- 17315
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 November 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the property at 18 Lower Newcastle Road. The previously approved childcare use will be converted into a private dwelling house.
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 change the use from previously approved childcare use, to use as a private dwelling house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 11 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 30 m |
| 1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €970,000 | 178 m |
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 217 m |
| 1 Inchagoill Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 220 m |
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 241 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 243 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 253 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 received15 November 2017
- Decision due18 January 2018
- Decision issued12 January 2018
- Grant issued14 February 2018
- Permission expiry13 February 2023
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