10 Sylvan Heights, Newcastle, Galway
Retention of a first-floor side bathroom window in Newcastle, Galway.
2660062 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 March 2026
- Reference
- 2660062
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking planning permission to retain a first-floor bathroom window. The window is located on the side elevation of an existing dwelling house.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: to retain a first floor bathroom window to the side of his dwelling house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 129 m |
| 42 Greenfields Rd, Newcastle, Galway | Jan 2025 | €570,000 | 135 m |
| 21 Ashfield Road Upper, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €498,000 | 163 m |
| 110 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 184 m |
| 7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle | Oct 2025 | €625,000 | 233 m |
| 41 Pairc Mag Uladh, An Caislean Nua, Galway | Jan 2026 | €355,000 | 236 m |
| 51 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 252 m |
| 44 Hazel Park, Newcastle, Galway | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 273 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 received2 March 2026
- Decision due26 April 2026
- Decision issued24 April 2026
- Grant issued9 June 2026
- Permission expiry8 June 2031
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