Oirbsen House, Circular Road, Galway
Removal and replacement of front boundary trees and cutting back of side and rear trees at Oirbsen House.
2429 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 May 2024
- Reference
- 2429
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 May 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of removing all existing trees along the front boundary and replacing them with 8 newly staked trees. It also involves topping, cutting back, and reducing the height of 58 trees along the southern and western boundaries by approximately 40%.
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: for the removal of all existing trees along the front (or eastern) boundary of the site and their replacement with 8 no. Newly staked trees, each approximately
- Om high, also, the topping and cutting back all of the trees along the southern and western boundaries of the site (58 no. ) and reducing their current height by approximately 40%
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for low-density residential development which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and environmental sensitivities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuil Chrannach, Dangan, Galway | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 45 m |
| 20 Dangan Heights, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2026 | €650,000 | 104 m |
| 36 Bushypark Lawns, Galway, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €321,033 | 111 m |
| 8 Dangan Heights, Newcastle, Galwaynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 139 m |
| 40 Dangan Heights, Newcastle, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €405,000 | 153 m |
| 114 Dangan Heights, Newcastle, Galway | Apr 2026 | €415,000 | 236 m |
| 105 Dangan Heights, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €390,000 | 277 m |
| 6 St Annes Court, Dangan, Galway | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 300 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 received29 May 2024
- Further information requested9 July 2024
- Further information received11 July 2024
- Decision due7 August 2024
- Decision issued30 July 2024
- Grant issued12 September 2024
- Permission expiry11 September 2029
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