RefusedChange of useDecided 23 October 2025

18 Lough Atalia Road, Galway, Co. Galway

Retention of change of use from a dwelling house to short-term holiday accommodation.

2560270 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 August 2025

Reference: 2560270
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 29 August 2025

Summary

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Retention permission is sought to change the use of an existing dwelling house on Lough Atalia Road. The property is to be retained as short-term holiday accommodation.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: retention permission for the change of use from dwelling house to use of the house as short term let holiday accommodation

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
46 College Road, Galway	Dec 2025	€810,000	44 m
66 College Rd, Galway, Galway	Oct 2025	€615,000	65 m
3 Ladyswell, Louth Atalia Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€535,000	127 m
2 Ladyswell, Louth Atalia Rd, Galway	Sept 2025	€470,000	127 m
62 The Green, College Rd, Galway	Feb 2026	€513,000	133 m
61 The Green, College Rd, Galway	Feb 2025	€525,000	139 m
70 The Green, College Rd, Galway	Apr 2025	€537,000	151 m
Millennium House, 94 College Road, Galway	Feb 2026	€1,100,000	166 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

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Application received29 August 2025
Decision due23 October 2025
Decision issued23 October 2025

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