10 Montpelier Terrace, Sea Road, Galway
Conversion of a commercial protected structure into a basement apartment and a maisonette with a rear extension.
19359 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 December 2019
- Reference
- 19359
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of a protected structure from commercial to residential. The project includes forming a one-bedroom basement apartment, a four-bedroom maisonette, constructing a new two-storey rear extension, and carrying out extensive internal and external refurbishments.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for the development which will consist of change of use, from commercial use to residential use, alterations to, extension of, and internal refurbishment of the existing protected structure, including
- Form a 1 bedroom apartment at basement level
- Form a 4- bedroom maisonette apartment in the remaining property
- Removal of existing, 1.2m2 contemporary lean- to porch to rear of the property
- Replace existing windows and external doors
- Refurbishment of existing front railings, walls and steps
- Lower basement floor
- Internal and external alterations to the building fabric
- Repair and replacement of rain water goods
- Construction of new two storey extension to rear of the property
- All other ancillary site development and associated works. (protected structure rps 10217)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Galway | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 96 m |
| 54 Father Griffin Road, Galway | Apr 2025 | €292,500 | 125 m |
| 47 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Galway | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 129 m |
| Columbans Hall, Sea Road, Galyway | Dec 2025 | €460,000 | 134 m |
| 13 Palmyra Park, Galway, Galway | Feb 2026 | €520,000 | 140 m |
| 56 Lios Ealtain, Nile Lodge, Salthill | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 161 m |
| 15 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Lower Salthill | Jun 2026 | €405,000 | 164 m |
| 19 Lios Ealtan, Lower Salthill, Galway | Aug 2025 | €471,000 | 164 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 received20 December 2019
- Further information requested19 February 2020
- Further information received13 March 2020
- Decision due9 April 2020
- Decision issued8 April 2020
- Grant issued24 June 2020
- Permission expiry23 June 2025
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