University Halls, Newcastle Road, Galway
Conversion of a former banking hall into a doctors surgery.
196 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 January 2019
- Reference
- 196
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of the existing banking hall at University Halls to a doctors surgery. The application also includes associated elevational changes and all related site works.
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 (a) change of use of the existing banking hall to the provision of doctors surgery (b)all associated elevation changes and (c) all associated works
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 | 36 m |
| 1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €970,000 | 128 m |
| 6 Canal Court, Canal Rd, Galway | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 146 m |
| 2 Canal Court, Canal Rd Upper, Galway | Sept 2025 | €580,000 | 170 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 277 m |
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 297 m |
| Presentation Convent, Presentation Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €975,000 | 310 m |
| 9 Colmans Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 312 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 January 2019
- Decision due10 March 2019
- Decision issued8 March 2019
- Grant issued17 April 2019
- Permission expiry16 April 2024
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