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No.16, Lower Merchants Road, Galway City

Three-storey rear extension, demolition of a shed, and change of use of a dwelling to a guesthouse.

2660154 · Galway City Council · Lodged 11 May 2026

Reference: 2660154
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 May 2026

Summary

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Permission is sought to construct a three-storey extension to the rear of an existing dwellinghouse and demolish an existing shed to replace it with a new storage shed. The application also requests a change of use of the overall dwellinghouse to a guesthouse and the omission of a previous single-dwelling occupancy condition.

Change of useguesthouseextensiondemolition

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: permission sought from galway city council by p. Kenny at no. 16 lower merchants road, galway, h91ydt1. The development will consist of (1) permission to construct a 3 storey extension to rear of existing dwellinghouse (2) demolish existing shed to rear and replace with new storage shed (3) change of use of overall dwellinghouse to guesthouse and (4) omit condition no. 5 of planning reg. No. 11/17 which required the house to be used as a single dwelling only and (5) all associated site works and services.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“To Provide for city centre uses”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Glor Na Mara, Dock Road, Galway	Feb 2025	€231,000	24 m
3 Glor Na Mara, Dock St, Galway	Dec 2025	€328,500	24 m
4 Dock Street, Galway	May 2025	€315,000	49 m
11 Spanish Parade, Galway, Galway	Jun 2025	€421,000	52 m
Apt 1, Spanish Parade, Long Walk	Jun 2026	€460,000	52 m
35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway	Jan 2025	€300,000	70 m
35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway	Mar 2025	€299,000	70 m
35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price	Nov 2025	€190,000	70 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 received11 May 2026
Further information requested2 July 2026

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