8 The Crescent, Galway
Demolition of modern extensions and construction of a new contemporary rear extension on a protected structure.
1843 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 February 2018
- Reference
- 1843
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 February 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing non-historic rear extensions and constructing a new contemporary rear extension on a protected structure. Works also include lowering the basement floor level, internal modifications, and installing conservation roof windows.
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 to comprise: removal of non historic extensions to rear; new contemporary extension to rear comprising living/dining/kitchen, bedrooms and ancillary accommodation; lowering of basement floor level; additional stud partitions and blocking up some opes, modification to existing stairs; modifications to existing non historic stud partitions; insertion of conservation roof windows to rear; and re roofing to include re use of existing slates and provision of roofing felt; (rps10208)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Palmyra Park, Galway, Galway | Feb 2026 | €520,000 | 78 m |
| 8 Sancta Maria, St Marys Rd, Galway | May 2025 | €360,000 | 102 m |
| 15 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Lower Salthill | Jun 2026 | €405,000 | 127 m |
| 19 Lios Ealtan, Lower Salthill, Galway | Aug 2025 | €471,000 | 127 m |
| 27 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Galway | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 133 m |
| Rock Lawn, 6 St Marys Park, Taylors Hill Rd | Mar 2025 | €1,065,000 | 152 m |
| 8 St Marys Park, Taylors Hill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €506,667 | 163 m |
| 56 Lios Ealtain, Nile Lodge, Salthill | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 173 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 received14 February 2018
- Further information requested10 April 2018
- Further information received29 June 2018
- Decision due13 August 2018
- Decision issued10 August 2018
- Grant issued12 September 2018
- Permission expiry11 September 2023
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