Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway
Ground and first-floor extension to a house in Galway, including partial demolition.
2534 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 October 2025
- Reference
- 2534
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 October 2025
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 97 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a ground and first-floor extension to the main structure, which includes the demolition of small rear service rooms. It also includes a small extension to the existing detached garage.
- Storeys
- 2
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: construction of an extension at ground and first floor level including demolition of small service rooms attached to rear of main structure, all associated site works and small extension to existing detached 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 7 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 23 m |
| 1 Lower Newcastle, Galway, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €970,000 | 170 m |
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 224 m |
| 1 Inchagoill Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 225 m |
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 249 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 249 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 260 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 October 2025
- Decision due23 December 2025
- Decision issued19 December 2025
- Grant issued20 February 2026
- Permission expiry19 February 2031
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1811Galway CityLodged 15 Jan 2018Alterations
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16291Galway CityLodged 28 Oct 2016Change of use
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