Seamus Quirke Road, Newcastle, Galway
Construction of a new dwelling house with a new driveway and culverting of a protected watercourse.
21216 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 June 2021
- Reference
- 21216
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 111.1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a new dwelling house with a new vehicular driveway access and entrance. It also includes culverting a watercourse that runs within the property, which is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 8501), along with associated 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 development which will consist of: (a) to construct a new dwelling house (b) to provide a new vehicular driveway access and entrance (c) to culvert a watercourse that runs within the subject property (this watercourse is a protected structure rps no. 8501) and (d) to include all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 59 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 89 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 103 m |
| 1 Inchagoill Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 104 m |
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 113 m |
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 168 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 187 m |
| 23 Upper Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 240 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 received24 June 2021
- Further information requested13 August 2021
- Application withdrawn16 March 2022
In the area
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