Castlegar Road, Galway
Extension of duration for a residential development of 84 units, including apartments and townhouses.
18292 · Galway City Council · Lodged 7 September 2018
- Reference
- 18292
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 7 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedAn application for a second extension of duration for the construction of 84 residential units. The scheme comprises 14 one-bed apartments, 44 two-bed townhouses, and 26 three-bed townhouses across eight blocks, alongside parking and flood mitigation works.
- Residential units
- 84
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
Second e. O. D. On pl. Ref. 08/532. (first e. O. D pl ref 14/9) permission for the construction of 84 no. Residential units (14 no. 1 bed apartments, 44 no. 2 bed townhouses and 26 no. 3 bed townhouses) in 8 no. Two and three storey blocks, 118 no. Car parking spaces (comprising 26 no. New basement spaces and 92 no. New surface spaces) construction of flood mitigation measures and landscaping to pond area to north of site, provision of 3 no. Bin storage/meter rooms and 1 no. Substation and all associated site development works. In addition to the proposed 118 no. New spaces, this proposal involves the use of 36 no. Existing basement car parking spaces (approved under pl. Ref. 592/03) to accommodate the proposed residential development
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 Caireal Mor, Castlegar, Galway | Jul 2025 | €468,000 | 100 m |
| 129 Caireal Mor, Castlegar, Headford Rd | Jul 2026 | €450,000 | 105 m |
| 137 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Castlegar | Jan 2025 | €445,000 | 110 m |
| 122 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Galway | Oct 2025 | €455,000 | 116 m |
| 127 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Castlegar | Mar 2026 | €450,000 | 127 m |
| 18 Caireal Mor, Headford Road, Galway | Jun 2026 | €391,000 | 147 m |
| 13 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €235,000 | 147 m |
| 167 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €271,000 | 187 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 received7 September 2018
- Decision due1 November 2018
- Decision issued13 September 2018
- Permission expiry31 December 2021
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