GrantedRetentionDecided 12 August 2024

No. 15. Sylvan Avenue, Fairlands Park Newcastle, Galway

Retention of an extended driveway, concrete rear yard, and a storage shed/home office.

2460210 · Galway City Council · Lodged 3 July 2024

Reference: 2460210
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 3 July 2024
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for an extended and widened driveway to the front of the property. The application also covers a concrete yard and a storage shed/home office structure located in the rear garden.

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Development description

Permission for development which consists of; (i) the retention of an extended and widened driveway to the front of the property (ii) the retention of the concrete yard to the rear of the property (iii) the retention of the storage shed/home office structure to the rear of the property at no
Sylvan avenue, fairlands park, newcastle, galway

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway	Feb 2025	€540,000	139 m
42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway	Jan 2025	€570,000	160 m
21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway	Sept 2025	€498,000	161 m
7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle	Oct 2025	€625,000	171 m
110 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway	Mar 2025	€395,000	238 m
73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway	Jul 2025	€640,000	261 m
2 Clifton Ave, Newcastle, Galway	Mar 2025	€532,000	268 m
Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway	May 2025	€805,000	272 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 received3 July 2024
Decision due27 August 2024
Decision issued12 August 2024
Grant issued30 September 2024
Permission expiry29 September 2029

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