No 1 Greenfields, Newcastle, Galway
Change of use from five social housing apartments to an 11-bedroom guest house.
2560100 · Galway City Council · Lodged 3 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560100
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of the property from five social housing apartments to an 11-bedroom guest house. The application also includes retaining a rear extension, a revised front boundary, and a new home office/gym 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 development which consists of: retention permission sought on behalf of conor griffin developments ltd. For
- Change of use from what was previously used as 5 social housing apartments to the current use as a guest house consisting of 11nr en suite bedrooms in the main dwelling
- Permission to retain the rear single storey extension consisting of a new kitchen and boiler house
- Permission for the revised front boundary wall layout
- Permission for a new home office/gym building to the rear of the dwelling and all associated site works at the above address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle | Oct 2025 | €625,000 | 140 m |
| 2 Clifton Ave, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €532,000 | 215 m |
| Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €805,000 | 227 m |
| 38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 242 m |
| 73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 246 m |
| 21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €498,000 | 255 m |
| 10 Clifton Dr, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 260 m |
| 42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €570,000 | 266 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 received3 April 2025
- Decision due28 May 2025
- Decision issued22 May 2025
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