37 Newcastle Road, Galway
Retention of outdoor seating and box planters at The Sliding Rock pub in Galway.
18377 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 November 2018
- Reference
- 18377
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the box planters and outdoor seating located to the front of the premises known as The Sliding Rock on Newcastle Road.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention of the box planters and outdoor seating to the front of premises known as the sliding rock
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 32 Newcastle Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €188,500 | 59 m |
| 6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 116 m |
| 2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway | Sept 2025 | €580,000 | 138 m |
| 1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €970,000 | 209 m |
| Presentation Convent, Presentation Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €975,000 | 239 m |
| 9 Colmans Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 269 m |
| 2 Corrib House, Willow Park, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 291 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 358 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 received22 November 2018
- Further information requested24 January 2019
- Further information received14 February 2019
- Decision due13 March 2019
- Decision issued12 March 2019
- Grant issued17 April 2019
- Permission expiry16 April 2024
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