9 Distillery Road, Lower Newcastle, Galway
Change of use of a detached house to an office on Distillery Road.
18383 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 November 2018
- Reference
- 18383
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a detached house to an office. Works include internal reconfiguration, new windows and doors, external insulation, roof remedial works, demolition of a sunroom and shed, and a new universal access ramp.
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 for development which consists of the change of use from residential to office of detached house. Works will comprise the removal and reconfiguration of existing partitions & ceilings internally, new windows doors and rendered insulation externally. Remedial works to roof, demolition of existing sunroom and shed to rear garden , and new ramp to front to provide universal access, together with landscaping works and all ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 21 June 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 November 2019.
Notified floor area: 132.55 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 117 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 163 m |
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 178 m |
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 207 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 221 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 225 m |
| 23 Upper Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 245 m |
| Grafton House, 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €600,000 | 261 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 received29 November 2018
- Decision due1 February 2019
- Decision issued1 February 2019
- Grant issued6 March 2019
- Permission expiry5 March 2024
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