FRANCIS COTTAGE, COOLOUGH MENLO, GALWAY
Alterations, extension, and outbuilding refurbishment at a protected cottage.
2460291 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460291
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 September 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 49 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes alterations to a protected cottage, including a new floor, energy upgrades, and a 49 sqm link extension. It also includes refurbishing an existing outbuilding for residential use and installing a new treatment plant.
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 to an existing dwelling including a new floor, energy upgrade items, elevational changes, the construction of a single storey link extension (49 m²), the refurbishment of an existing outbuilding for residential use (60 m²), a new treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site & external works at francis cottage, coolough, menlo, galway, a protected structure (gcc rps no. 2402)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Cottage, Coolough, Menlo | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 9 m |
| 38 Carraig Ban Coolough Rd, Menlo, Galway | Nov 2025 | €720,000 | 387 m |
| 1 Carraig Ban, Coolough Road, Galway | Jun 2026 | €825,000 | 487 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 received17 September 2024
- Further information requested31 October 2024
- Further information received2 December 2024
- Decision due18 January 2025
- Decision issued14 January 2025
- Grant issued25 February 2025
- Permission expiry24 February 2030
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