No. 36 Father Burke Road, The Claddagh, Galway
Retention and completion of works including a front extension and vehicular entrance in Claddagh.
2560200 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560200
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 July 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 9.69 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission and retention are sought for a new front extension and internal modifications to the existing floor plan. The application also includes the retention of a partly constructed vehicular entrance and permission to complete it with onsite parking.
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
- Retention & permission to
- Construct new front extension (area 9.69m²)
- Internal modifications to existing floor plan (area 88.90m²)
- Retention of partly constructed vehicular entrance and permission to complete vehicular entrance with onsite parking and
- All associated site works at no. 36 father burke road, galway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Father Burke Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €485,000 | 4 m |
| 12 St Dominics Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Dec 2025 | €605,000 | 78 m |
| 49 Fr Burke Road, Galway | Jul 2025 | €605,000 | 102 m |
| 7 Fairhill Court, The Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €550,000 | 120 m |
| 9 Cuairt Dolan, Fairhill Court, Claddagh | Jun 2025 | €550,000 | 120 m |
| 28 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 120 m |
| 19 Crescent Court, Father Griffin Rd, Galway | May 2025 | €445,000 | 120 m |
| 8 St Dominicks Ave, Claddagh, Galway | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 135 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 received4 July 2025
- Decision due28 August 2025
- Decision issued25 August 2025
- Grant issued9 October 2025
- Permission expiry8 October 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission for development which consists of: to — Construct new front extension (area 9.69m²)
No. 36 Father Burke Road , The Claddagh , Galway
2560172Galway CityLodged 13 Jun 2025Extension
- Refused40 m away
Permission to (1) demolish existing rear extension (2) to construct new rear extension (3) to construct new…
32 Fr. Burke Road , Galway
16307Galway CityLodged 22 Nov 2016Extension
- Granted40 m away
Permission to (1) Demolish existing Rear Extension (2) to construct a new Rear Extension (3) to construct a…
32 Father Burke Road , Galway
1822Galway CityLodged 23 Jan 2018Extension
- Granted60 m away
Permission to construct an extension to the front of existing dwellinghouse in the form of a bay window along…
No. 27 St. Dominicks Road , The Claddagh , Galway
16282Galway CityLodged 20 Oct 2016Extension
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development for revisions to plans for extension to front of existing dwellinghouse approved…
No. 27 St. Dominicks Road , The Claddagh , Galway City
17187Galway CityLodged 29 Jun 2017Extension
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development which consists of the demolition of existing rear extensions to the front and rear…
28 Fr. Burke Road , The Claddagh , Galway
23218Galway CityLodged 29 Sept 2023Demolition
- Granted90 m away
Permission for a two storey four classroom extension and associated site works and retention of change of use…
St Nicholas National School , Claddagh , Galway
1719Galway CityLodged 31 Jan 2017Extension
- Granted100 m away
Permission is sought due to expiring planning permissions, for (i) the continued use of existing premises as…
Fairhill Court , Upper Fairhill Road , Galway
16296Galway CityLodged 3 Nov 2016Change of use
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