Doughiska, Merlin Park, Galway
Retention of an extension to an existing commercial building.
2560073 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560073
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an extension that has been built onto an existing commercial building.
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 retention of extension to commercial building
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Castan, Doughiska, Galway | Apr 2026 | €411,000 | 184 m |
| 11 Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway | Jun 2026 | €560,000 | 211 m |
| 41 Castan, Doughiska, Galway | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 215 m |
| 12d Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €118,750 | 217 m |
| 12a Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €118,750 | 217 m |
| 12b Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €118,750 | 217 m |
| 12c Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €118,750 | 217 m |
| 10 Garran Ard, Doughiska, Galway | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 222 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 received13 March 2025
- Decision due7 May 2025
- Decision issued28 April 2025
- Grant issued10 June 2025
- Permission expiry9 June 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development and permission for retention which will consist of construction of a two storey…
Doughiska , Merlin Park , Galway
21129Galway CityLodged 30 Apr 2021Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development which consists of; i)To construct a new standalone warehouse on a brownfield site.…
Doughiska Road , Doughiska , Galway
2460199Galway CityLodged 24 Jun 2024Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development which consists of i) To construct a new standalone warehouse on a brownfield site.…
Doughiska , Galway
23185Galway CityLodged 2 Aug 2023Industrial
- Granted80 m away
EOD on Pl. Reg Ref 16/245: Permission for development which will consist of 3 no. new detached 4 bed dwelling…
Merlin Park Lane , Doughiska , Galway
21353Galway CityLodged 27 Oct 2021Housing estate
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development which will consist of 3 no. new detached 4 bed dwelling houses with domestic…
Merlin Park Lane , Doughiska , Galway
16245Galway CityLodged 26 Aug 2016Housing estate
- Granted90 m away
Permission for development which consists of permission to replace a 19-meter monopole mobile and broadband…
Unit 3 Merlin Park , Doughiska Road , Doughiska
23172Galway CityLodged 5 Jul 2023Infrastructure
- Granted120 m away
Retention is sought for the provision of a 3 shed structures
16 Merlin Park Lane , Doughiska , Galway
19248Galway CityLodged 30 Aug 2019Retention
- Granted120 m away
Permission for development which consists of: the construction of a two-storey house with shed and all…
Merlin Park Lane , Doughiska , Galway
2560042Galway CityLodged 13 Feb 2025New dwelling
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