No.60 Upper Newcastle Road, Galway
Extensions and alterations to a house to include an ancillary veterinary clinic.
21135 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 May 2021
- Reference
- 21135
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations and extensions to an existing two-storey house, including a first-floor side extension, a two-storey rear extension, and a front porch. Part of the property will be used as an ancillary veterinary clinic with associated signage.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of alterations and extension to an existing two storey dwelling house to include an ancillary veterinary clinic, a first floor extension to the north west side, a single storey porch to the front, a two storey extension to the rear, associated elevational changes, signage, a rear garden storage shed ancillary to the domestic use of the property and all associated site and external 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 30 July 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 June 2025.
Notified floor area: 244 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle | Oct 2025 | €625,000 | 128 m |
| Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €805,000 | 152 m |
| 73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 203 m |
| 2 Clifton Ave, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €532,000 | 297 m |
| 6 Gort Ciuin, Moyola Park, Newcastle | May 2026 | €379,000 | 345 m |
| 10 Clifton Dr, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 358 m |
| 38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 366 m |
| 34 Moyola Park, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €545,000 | 368 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 received4 May 2021
- Further information requested16 June 2021
- Further information received21 July 2021
- Decision due17 August 2021
- Decision issued16 August 2021
- Grant issued21 September 2021
- Permission expiry20 September 2026
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