No 16 Father Griffin Road, Galway
Construction of a new Bed and Breakfast building with associated landscaping and access works.
18353 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 November 2018
- Reference
- 18353
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 November 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 263 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a new Bed and Breakfast type building. The permission also includes amendments to the front garden access, boundary wall, landscaping, and services.
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 construct a bed and breakfast type building. The permission is to also include amendments to associated landscaping, services and to front garden access and wall
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | May 2025 | €445,000 | 65 m |
| 28 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 65 m |
| 36 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €485,000 | 129 m |
| 83 Fr Griffin Road, Claddagh, Co Galway | May 2025 | €345,000 | 163 m |
| 15 Whitestrand Rd, Salthill, Galway | Aug 2025 | €480,000 | 169 m |
| Columbans Hall, Sea Road, Galyway | Dec 2025 | €460,000 | 171 m |
| 49 Fr Burke Road, Galway | Jul 2025 | €605,000 | 191 m |
| 54 Father Griffin Road, Galway | Apr 2025 | €292,500 | 194 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 received8 November 2018
- Decision due11 January 2019
- Decision issued11 January 2019
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