38 Greenfields, Newcastle Road, Galway
Retention of alterations to a house, including a garage conversion.
20325 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 December 2020
- Reference
- 20325
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 16.1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for alterations made to an existing dwelling house. The works to be retained specifically include a garage conversion.
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 the retention of alterations to dwelling house to include garage conversion
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 5 m |
| 42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €570,000 | 27 m |
| 21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €498,000 | 31 m |
| 110 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 106 m |
| 5 Cherry Park, Newcastle, Galwaynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €383,333 | 245 m |
| 6 Cherry Park, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €640,000 | 253 m |
| 51 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 266 m |
| 10 Clifton Dr, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 276 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 received9 December 2020
- Decision due11 February 2021
- Decision issued29 January 2021
- Grant issued9 March 2021
- Permission expiry8 March 2026
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