Cúirt Na Coiribe Student Housing, Terryland Townland, Headford Road
Renovation and reconfiguration of 22 student apartments to add 28 bedrooms at Cúirt Na Coiribe, Terryland.
18340 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 October 2018
- Reference
- 18340
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves reconfiguring 16 apartments on the ground, first, and second floors to add one bedroom to each. Additionally, 6 apartments at the third/attic level will be reconfigured to add two bedrooms each, alongside installing 12 Velux rooflights and replacing four entrance doors with windows.
- Residential units
- 22
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 is sought for renovation and upgrade works consisting of; (a) reconfiguration of a 4 no. Apartments at ground floor level: 6 no. Apartments at first floor level: 6 no apartments at second floor level (total: 16 no. Apartments), to provide 1 no additional single bedroom in each apartment ( 16 no. Rooms total): (b) reconfiguration of 6 no. Apartments at third/attic floor levels to provide 2 no. Additional single rooms in each apartment at attic level (12 no. Rooms total); (c) installation of 12 no. Velux rooflights to existing pitched roofs; (d) replacement of entrance doors from central courtyards in 4 no. Locations by windows
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cuirt Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €50,391,276 | 45 m |
| 15 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 67 m |
| 83 Dun Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Oct 2025 | €415,000 | 75 m |
| 56 Gort Na Coiribe, Student Village, Headford Rd | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 103 m |
| 53 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Aug 2025 | €480,000 | 103 m |
| 49 Gort Na Coiribe, Student Village, Headford Rd | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 106 m |
| 142 Dun Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €514,000 | 119 m |
| 127 Dun Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | May 2026 | €368,000 | 130 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 received30 October 2018
- Further information requested13 December 2018
- Further information received29 January 2019
- Decision due11 March 2019
- Decision issued5 March 2019
- Grant issued10 April 2019
- Permission expiry9 April 2024
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