19 Monivea Road, Mervue, Galway
Demolition of a rear annex and front porch to build a new single-storey rear extension and front porch.
2551 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 December 2025
- Reference
- 2551
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 December 2025
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 34.77 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an existing rear single-storey annex and front porch. In their place, a new single-storey rear extension and front porch will be constructed, alongside widening the existing entrance access.
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: to demolish existing rear single storey annex and existing front porch and to construct rear single storey extension and new front porch and permission to increase width of existing entrance access and all associated services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Monivea Rd, Mervue, Galway | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 30 m |
| 9 Monivea Rd, Galway City, Galway | Feb 2025 | €490,000 | 116 m |
| 7 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Dec 2025 | €371,000 | 155 m |
| 2 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 160 m |
| 17 Radharc Na Greine, Monivea Road, Galwaynot full market price | May 2025 | €189,000 | 202 m |
| 17 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Oct 2025 | €381,000 | 218 m |
| 20 Mcdermott Ave, Mervue, Galway | Sept 2025 | €360,000 | 291 m |
| 18 Tone Ave, Mervue, Galway | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 297 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 received4 December 2025
- Decision due6 February 2026
- Decision issued6 February 2026
- Grant issued23 March 2026
- Permission expiry22 March 2031
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