134 College Road, Galway
Conversion of a house into three apartments and retention of various building alterations on College Road.
18234 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 July 2018
- Reference
- 18234
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 July 2018
- Residential units
- 6
- Floor area
- 528 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission and retention permission to convert an existing three-storey house into three apartments. The works include constructing front and rear enclosed stairways, creating a second-floor open space in the attic, retaining windows and a mansard roof, and adding new balconies.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for development & permission for retention to
- Convert existing 3 storey dwelling house to 3 no apartments
- Construct an enclosed stairway to the front of the building to serve these apartments
- Alterations to existing ground floor and 2 no. First floor apartments at the rear of the building
- Creation of second floor enclosed public open space within existing attic storage space to serve the aforementioned
- To retain all first floor windows on the north east elevation
- Retain the existing mansard roof
- Permit the change of the cantilevering balconies to the north east elevation to include removal of some blockwork and the plastering & painting of all remaining blockwork & cantilever slab-to match existing
- Enclose water tanks to roof area with new water tank structure
- New first and second floor balconies to all sides of the building
- Safety rail around roof level
- New enclosed external stairs to the rear of the building to provide access to rear apartments
- Delineate previously approved car parking spaces
- 6 no in total
- Construct new bin areas, bicycle racks and landscaping through out the development & all associated site development works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Loyola Park, College Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €550,000 | 85 m |
| 2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 104 m |
| Apt No 14 Block 2, Gleann Noinin, College Road | Dec 2025 | €313,000 | 114 m |
| 10 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galway | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 114 m |
| 17 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €185,000 | 118 m |
| 30 Gleann Noinin, College Road, Galwaynot full market price | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 142 m |
| 16 The Stables, College Rd, Galway | Jan 2026 | €368,000 | 154 m |
| 45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 164 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 July 2018
- Decision due11 September 2018
- Decision issued11 September 2018
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