Crescent Pharmacy, 8 Father Griffin Road, Galway
Extension and alterations to a pharmacy, including partial demolition and residential access changes.
21427 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2021
- Reference
- 21427
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending and altering an existing ground floor pharmacy, including demolishing a rear flat-roofed area to build a larger extension. It also includes alterations to the residential area and a new rear yard access.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of (a) extension and alterations to existing ground floor pharmacy. The alterations include the demolishing of current rear flat roofed area and replacing same with a larger flat roofed rear extension incorporating storage area and w. C. (b) alterations to existing residential area and creation of new access to rear yard (c) removal of roof to covered area to side of existing building
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 108 m |
| 19 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | May 2025 | €445,000 | 108 m |
| 83 Fr Griffin Road, Claddagh, Co Galway | May 2025 | €345,000 | 114 m |
| 36 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €485,000 | 125 m |
| Apt 5, Fairhill House, Fairhill Rd | May 2025 | €290,000 | 162 m |
| Columbans Hall, Sea Road, Galyway | Dec 2025 | €460,000 | 179 m |
| 1 Fr Griffin Road, Galway | Mar 2025 | €465,000 | 197 m |
| 12 St Dominics Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Dec 2025 | €605,000 | 200 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 received22 December 2021
- Decision due24 February 2022
- Decision issued22 February 2022
- Grant issued31 March 2022
- Permission expiry30 March 2027
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