32 Pearse Avenue, Mervue, Galway
Demolition of a shed to build a rear extension and creation of a front driveway.
17367 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 December 2017
- Reference
- 17367
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to construct a single-storey extension to the rear of a terraced house, requiring the demolition of an existing domestic shed. It also proposes removing the front boundary wall to create a driveway with parking for two vehicles.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of an existing terraced dwelling house. This will necessitate the demolition of an existing domestic shed to facilitate same. Permission is also sought for an alteration to the front boundary wall of the site, to remove same and to create a driveway with parking for 2 vehicles in the front portion of the site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 90 m |
| 7 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Dec 2025 | €371,000 | 110 m |
| 9 Monivea Rd, Galway City, Galway | Feb 2025 | €490,000 | 113 m |
| 22 Monivea Rd, Mervue, Galway | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 134 m |
| 20 Mcdermott Ave, Mervue, Galway | Sept 2025 | €360,000 | 223 m |
| 17 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Oct 2025 | €381,000 | 241 m |
| 17 Radharc Na Greine, Monivea Road, Galwaynot full market price | May 2025 | €189,000 | 245 m |
| 18 Tone Ave, Mervue, Galway | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 294 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 received20 December 2017
- Further information requested21 February 2018
- Further information received20 August 2018
- Decision due16 September 2018
- Decision issued14 September 2018
- Grant issued23 October 2018
- Permission expiry22 October 2023
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