4 & 5 Dock road, Galway
Amalgamation of two terraced buildings into a single house with rear extensions on Dock Road.
19356 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 December 2019
- Reference
- 19356
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will merge 4 and 5 Dock Road into a single terraced dwelling, including a change of use of the ground floor of No. 4 from office to residential. It features a three-storey rear extension with a roof terrace at No. 4, a four-storey rear extension at No. 5, and window replacements.
- Storeys
- 4
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
Planning permission for the development which will consist of (1) amalgamation of the pair of terraced buildings to form a single terraced dwelling house (2) change of use of ground floor of no 4 dock road from office use to form part of the proposed single dwelling house (3) construction of 3 storey dwelling house extension to rear of no. 4 dock road with roof terrace garden and construction of 4 storey dwellinghouse extension to the rear of no. 5 dock road. (4) replacement of existing timber windows in poor condition, with timber sliding sash windows at no 4 & 5 dock road. (5) internal alterations, together with all associated site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dock Street, Galway | May 2025 | €315,000 | 23 m |
| 35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 47 m |
| 35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €299,000 | 47 m |
| 35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 47 m |
| 12 Tonn Na Mara, Dock Rd, Galway | Mar 2026 | €430,000 | 51 m |
| 7 Tonn Na Mara, Dock Rd, New Docks | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 51 m |
| 5 Glor Na Mara, Dock Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 55 m |
| 3 Glor Na Mara, Dock St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €328,500 | 55 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 received19 December 2019
- Further information requested19 February 2020
- Further information received9 September 2020
- Decision due22 October 2020
- Decision issued22 October 2020
- Grant issued2 December 2020
- Permission expiry1 December 2025
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