11 Saint Bridgets Place, Galway., Galway
Retention of a garage-to-granny-flat conversion and permission for a roofed link in Galway.
2560159 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560159
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 May 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 69 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the conversion of an old domestic garage into a granny flat containing a bathroom, living room, kitchen/dining room, bedroom, and storage. Planning permission is also sought to construct a roofed area connecting the main house and the granny flat.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: the development will consists of retention of granny flat conversion from old domestic garage which comprises of bathroom, livingroom, kitchen/dingingroom, bedroom and storage area. Planning permission to construct a roofed area between existing house and granny flat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place | Jan 2026 | €320,000 | 59 m |
| 10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 68 m |
| 6 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Feb 2026 | €270,000 | 68 m |
| 5 St Bridgets Court, Woodquay, Galway | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 71 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 81 m |
| 30 St Bridgets Terrace, Prospect Hill, Galway | May 2025 | €286,000 | 93 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 94 m |
| 11 St Bridgets Place Lower, Woodquay, Galway | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 95 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 received30 May 2025
- Decision due24 July 2025
- Decision issued23 July 2025
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