GrantedExtensionDecided 14 December 2023

No. 57 Father Burke Road, Claddagh, Galway

Front and rear extensions, attic conversion with a dormer window, and a new driveway in Claddagh.

23196 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 August 2023

Reference: 23196
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 August 2023
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 79.8 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought for a single-storey front extension and a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension with a balcony. The project also includes converting the attic with a rear box dormer and creating a new vehicle access and parking space at the front.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of (a) a single storey front extension to the existing house. (b) a part single storey and part two storey rear extension to include a rear balcony to the existing house. (c) conversion of the attic of the existing house to habitable space to include the construction of a box dormer window to the rear roof slope of the existing house. (d) provision of a vehicle access through the front site boundary and provision of a single vehicle parking space to the front of the existing house. (e) all associated external elevation changes to the existing house. (f) all associated building works and site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 30 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 79.8 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
54a Fr Burke Road, The Claddagh, Galwayprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€680,000	30 m
64 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galwaynot full market price	Jun 2025	€150,000	51 m
49 Fr Burke Road, Galway	Jul 2025	€605,000	68 m
63 Grattan Park, Salthill, Galway	Apr 2026	€580,000	73 m
13 St Ignatius Terrace, Galway, Co. Galwaynot full market price	Nov 2025	€168,000	117 m
15 St Ignatius Terrace, Fairhill, Galway	Jun 2025	€469,000	124 m
8 St Dominicks Ave, Claddagh, Galway	Mar 2025	€380,000	141 m
52 Whitestrand Park, Lower Salthill, Galway	Apr 2025	€690,000	145 m

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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 received21 August 2023
Further information requested5 October 2023
Further information received7 November 2023
Decision due21 December 2023
Decision issued14 December 2023
Grant issued19 January 2024
Permission expiry18 January 2029

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