14 Sylvan Avenue, Newcastle, Galway
Conversion of an attached garage into habitable living space with a new pitched roof.
20247 · Galway City Council · Lodged 25 September 2020
- Reference
- 20247
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing attached garage into habitable accommodation. The works will include installing a new pitched roof over the converted structure.
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 conversion of attached garage to habitable accommodation including pitched roof over
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 September 2016.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 129 m |
| 42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €570,000 | 150 m |
| 21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €498,000 | 152 m |
| 7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle | Oct 2025 | €625,000 | 180 m |
| 110 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 227 m |
| 73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 268 m |
| 2 Clifton Ave, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €532,000 | 272 m |
| Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €805,000 | 281 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 received25 September 2020
- Decision due19 November 2020
- Decision issued10 November 2020
- Grant issued14 December 2020
- Permission expiry13 December 2025
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