GrantedApartmentsDecided 21 July 2025

'The Spires', 59 Shantalla Road, Galway

Renovation of 10 apartments in a protected Shantalla building, including demolition of a boiler house.

2560157 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 May 2025

Reference: 2560157
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 May 2025

Summary

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This application proposes the renovation and redevelopment of 'Spire House', a protected structure on Shantalla Road. Works include internal renovations to 10 existing apartments, external restoration of the roof and windows, demolition of a rear concrete boiler house, and courtyard upgrades.

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Residential units: 10

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: renovation and redevelopment of an existing property known as ‘spire house’, 59 shantalla road, shantalla, galway. The proposed development relates to a protected structure (rps 9201) and includes (1) internal renovations to include reconfiguration and improvement works to 10 no. Existing apartments. (2) external minor alterations and restoration works, to include restoration of the roof, replacement of windows throughout, minor changes to fenestration to the rear and reinstatement of original fenestration at ground floor level of two-storey building facing onto shantalla road (3) demolition of small, flat-roofed, concrete-built boiler house located to the rear (4) upgrade and improvement works to existing external courtyard to the rear to include upgrade of escape stairway railing (5) allocation of bin storage and bicycle parking (6) all associated works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
64 Shantalla Road, Newcastle, Galway	Jul 2025	€875,000	81 m
Rockhill, Forramoyle, Barna	Jul 2025	€302,500	81 m
8 Connaire Road, Shantalla, Galway	Dec 2025	€655,000	91 m
Glenavon, 37 Maunsells Rd, Galway	Sept 2025	€665,000	144 m
31 Maunsells Rd, Galway, Galway	Dec 2025	€275,000	171 m
22 O Connaire Rd, Shantalla, Galway	Oct 2025	€690,000	173 m
10 Fursey Rd, Shantalla, Galway	Dec 2025	€240,000	184 m
8 Rahoon Rd, Shantalla, Galway	Aug 2025	€397,000	191 m

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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 May 2025
Decision due23 July 2025
Decision issued21 July 2025
Grant issued3 September 2025
Permission expiry2 September 2030

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