3, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway
Modification and extension of an existing house, including a new utility room and roof changes.
2560341 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560341
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 November 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 26 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of modifying and extending an existing dwelling house. It includes demolishing the existing utility room to build a new utility room extension, and replacing the existing hipped roof and dormer windows with a new gable style roof and dormer windows.
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
Permission for development which consists of: sought to (1) modify and extend existing dwelling house, (2) demolish existing utility room to side of dwelling house, (3) build new utility room extension to side of dwelling house and (4) replace existing hipped roof and dormer windows with new gable style roof and dormer windows and all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 73 m |
| Mac Dara, 1 Upper Newcastle, Galway | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 106 m |
| Cova, Snipe Ave, Newcastle | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 107 m |
| 1 Snipe Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €760,000 | 109 m |
| 1 Inchagoill Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 128 m |
| Alpha House, 17 Lower Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €570,000 | 157 m |
| 14 Lower Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €383,000 | 176 m |
| 23 Upper Newcastle, Newcastle, Galway | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 242 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 received12 November 2025
- Further information requested15 January 2026
- Further information received30 January 2026
- Decision due26 February 2026
- Decision issued26 February 2026
- Grant issued14 April 2026
- Permission expiry13 April 2031
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