Estelle, Tuam Road, Galway
Demolition of a chiropractic clinic and garage to build a four-storey apartment building with 12 units.
20178 · Galway City Council · Lodged 6 July 2020
- Reference
- 20178
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 July 2020
- Residential units
- 12
- Floor area
- 896.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing chiropractic clinic and garage on Tuam Road. In its place, a four-storey apartment building containing 12 units (two 1-bed and ten 2-bed units) will be constructed, alongside 12 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, and refuse storage.
- 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
Permission for development which will consist of: (a) demolition of existing chiropractic clinic and garage, (b) construction of a 4-storey apartment building incorporating 12 no. Apartment units as follows: 2 no. 1-bed units and 10 no. 2-bed units, (c) provision of 12 no. Car parking spaces, and secure single storey bicycle parking & refuse storage structure, (d) provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections ancillary to the development, (e) provision of landscaping and boundary treatments, as well as all associated site developments works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 Glenail Dr, Riverside, Galway | Nov 2025 | €330,000 | 66 m |
| 13 Mullan Mor, Tuam Rd, Galway | Oct 2025 | €301,000 | 153 m |
| 6 Glenview Dr, Riverside, Galwaynot full market price | May 2025 | €220,000 | 171 m |
| 17 Crescent View, Riverside, Tuam Rd | Jun 2026 | €435,000 | 173 m |
| 21 Crescent View, Riverside, Galway | Feb 2025 | €446,000 | 197 m |
| 22 Seaman Dr, Riverside, Tuam Rd | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 197 m |
| 3 Glenview Drive, Riverside, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 197 m |
| 29a Crescent View, Riverside, Galway | Mar 2026 | €75,000 | 239 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 received6 July 2020
- Further information requested28 August 2020
- Further information received22 December 2020
- Decision due11 February 2021
- Decision issued11 February 2021
- Appeal submitted9 March 2021
- Appeal decided26 September 2022
- Permission expiry25 September 2027
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