Lower Fairhill Road, Galway
Retention of an external fire escape corridor through an enclosed car park.
18296 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 September 2018
- Reference
- 18296
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 September 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an external fire escape corridor. The corridor runs through the existing enclosed car park to the rear access roadway of Bridgewater Court.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the provision of an external fire escape corridor through the existing enclosed car park and onto the rear access roadway to the rear of the property known as "bridgewater court"
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Bridgewater Court, Domnick St Lower, Galway | May 2025 | €236,000 | 17 m |
| 30 Bridgewater Court, Domnick St Lower, Galway | May 2025 | €277,500 | 17 m |
| Apartment 21 Bridgewater Court, Lower Fairhill Road, Galway City | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 17 m |
| 1 Fr Griffin Road, Galway | Mar 2025 | €465,000 | 42 m |
| 6 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 80 m |
| 5 D�n �da, Munster Ave, Galway | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 80 m |
| 8 Dun Uisce, Pump Lane, Dominick St | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 103 m |
| 2b William St West, Galway | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 108 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 received13 September 2018
- Decision due7 November 2018
- Decision issued7 November 2018
- Appeal submitted4 December 2018
- Appeal decided29 March 2019
- Permission expiry28 March 2024
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