71 Father Burke Road, Galway
Demolition of a wall and creation of a sloped driveway for car parking with an electric vehicle charging point.
18123 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 April 2018
- Reference
- 18123
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 April 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to demolish a wall and lower the existing public footpath. This will provide a sloped frontage to the existing house for car parking, which will also feature an electric charging point.
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 demolish wall, lower existing public footpath and provide slope to frontage of existing house for car parking and to install electric charging point
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 3 December 2018.
Notified floor area: 20 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galwaynot full market price | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 57 m |
| 63 Grattan Park, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €580,000 | 122 m |
| 54a Fr Burke Road, The Claddagh, Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €680,000 | 135 m |
| 13 St Ignatius Terrace, Galway, Co. Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €168,000 | 136 m |
| 15 St Ignatius Terrace, Fairhill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €469,000 | 141 m |
| 20 Grattan Park, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €1,180,000 | 147 m |
| 49 Fr Burke Road, Galway | Jul 2025 | €605,000 | 174 m |
| 8 St Dominicks Ave, Claddagh, Galway | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 200 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 received18 April 2018
- Decision due12 June 2018
- Decision issued12 June 2018
- Grant issued20 July 2018
- Permission expiry19 July 2023
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