80 Forster Court, Galway, Galway
Retention of a garage with a bedroom fit-out, and permission for a first-floor extension above it.
2460335 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460335
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 October 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 63.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for an existing garage and its partial fit-out as a bedroom and ensuite. It also seeks permission to construct a new first-floor extension directly over the garage.
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
A) retention of existing garage 31.7m2 and fit-out of part of garage as bedroom/ensuite b) construction of 31.7m2 first floor extension over garage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway | Jul 2025 | €520,000 | 86 m |
| 37 The Green, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 106 m |
| No 9 Connolly Terrace, Bohermore, Galway | Oct 2025 | €495,000 | 124 m |
| 29 Larnach, Bohermore, Galway | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 129 m |
| 5 Larnach, Bohermore, Galway | May 2026 | €175,000 | 129 m |
| 15 An Larnach, Bohermore, Galway | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 129 m |
| 21 Larnach, Bohermore, Galway | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 129 m |
| 21 The Green, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Sept 2025 | €271,500 | 133 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 received18 October 2024
- Further information requested9 December 2024
- Further information received18 December 2024
- Decision due23 January 2025
- Decision issued20 January 2025
- Grant issued3 March 2025
- Permission expiry2 March 2030
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