GrantedNew dwellingDecided 22 August 2025

109 Upper Newcastle Road, Newcastle, Galway

Demolition of a dormer dwelling to build two new houses with bike and bin storage.

2560187 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 June 2025

Reference: 2560187
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 June 2025
Residential units: 2
Floor area: 374 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing multi-occupancy dormer dwelling and garage. It will be replaced with two new houses (one 7-bed and one 5-bed), including bike and bin storage, and alterations to boundary walls for new access points.

New dwellingdemolitionredevelopmentsuburban

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: to demolish existing multi-occupancy dormer dwelling (155m2) and garage (13m2) onsite, and to replace with two no. Dwelling houses, house a (196m2) 7 bed, and house b (178m2) 5 bed. Each with single storey bins shed and bike storage (11m2 each), and associated site services and landscaping works. To include alterations to existing boundary walls including widening existing vehicular access, creating an additional vehicular access and two new pedestrian/bicycle access gates.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle	Oct 2025	€625,000	175 m
2 Clifton Ave, Newcastle, Galway	Mar 2025	€532,000	184 m
10 Clifton Dr, Newcastle, Galway	Sept 2025	€445,000	239 m
Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway	May 2025	€805,000	249 m
38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway	Feb 2025	€540,000	277 m
73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway	Jul 2025	€640,000	279 m
21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway	Sept 2025	€498,000	285 m
42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway	Jan 2025	€570,000	301 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 received30 June 2025
Decision due24 August 2025
Decision issued22 August 2025
Grant issued9 October 2025
Permission expiry8 October 2030

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