No. 1 Fairhill Road Upper, The Claddagh, Galway
Extensions and alterations to a house in The Claddagh, including a new shed and parking.
23131 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 May 2023
- Reference
- 23131
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 May 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 67.7 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of alterations and additions to an existing house, including new side and rear extensions. It also includes removing an existing shed to build a new one, and creating two off-street parking spaces with a new vehicular gateway.
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 consists of alterations and additions to the existing house, including
- New side and rear extensions
- The removal of the existing shed and side wall and the construction of a new shed and side wall in a new location
- The provision of 2 no. Off street car parking spaces with a new vehicular access gateway and dished kerb onto the public road
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Upper Fairhill Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 61 m |
| 9 Cuairt Dolan, Fairhill Court, Claddagh | Jun 2025 | €550,000 | 74 m |
| 7 Fairhill Court, The Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €550,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 5, Fairhill House, Fairhill Rd | May 2025 | €290,000 | 75 m |
| 12 St Dominics Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Dec 2025 | €605,000 | 99 m |
| 36 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €485,000 | 123 m |
| 83 Fr Griffin Road, Claddagh, Co Galway | May 2025 | €345,000 | 136 m |
| 1 South Park Place, Claddagh, Galway | Sept 2025 | €620,000 | 139 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 received26 May 2023
- Further information requested18 July 2023
- Further information received18 August 2023
- Decision due14 September 2023
- Decision issued7 September 2023
- Grant issued12 October 2023
- Permission expiry11 October 2028
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