14 Presentation Road
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2020. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202120182 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Residential: 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
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029
What it says
Residential: 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
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029
Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 88 | University of Galway; kiln |
| Monuments | 44 | Bridge; Causeway |
How we work this out
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, rps.galwaycity, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| rps.galwaycity | CC-BY-4.0 | — | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Could you extend?
This is a protected building: almost any change, inside or out, needs permission.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 83–97% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 77% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 339 nearby, 1,039 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 1 | 0 | — |
| First-floor | 1 | 0 | — |
| Rear | 1 | 0 | — |
| Single-storey rear | 1 | 0 | — |
| Two-storey rear | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated439 decided home extensions, 73 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
20 of 44 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 74 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months
- 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 207 m
- 501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 205 m
- 501601 Pending · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 135 m
- 501594 Invalid · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 135 m
- 501410 Pending · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 171 m
- 500089 Other · Former Connacht Tribune Printworks , 15 Market Street , Galway · 461 m
What's changing around you?
- 1No.9 & No.10, Presentation Road 2660348
- 24 Shantalla Road, Galway 2660343
- 3St. Ignatius, 27 Raleigh Row 2660353
- 420 St. Helen's Street, Galway 2660118
- 5No. 7 Shantalla Road, Galway 501410
- 61.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes
- 82.3 ha zoned for homes
- 90.8 ha zoned for homes
- 102.5 ha zoned for homes
- 112.1 ha zoned for homes
- 127 Lower Canal Road, Galway 2660243
- 136 Presentation Road, Galway. 2560329
- 1416 Mill Street, Galway 2660295
- 15McLaughlin Building, Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island 2560380
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 183 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured217 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 21 Oct 2026.
- Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 21 Oct 202611 days leftRefuse permission207 m away
- Comments close 27 Oct 202617 days left22660343 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of…€20 to the council · 163 m away
- Comments close 29 Oct 202619 days left12660348 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first…€20 to the council · 46 m away
- Comments close 2 Nov 202623 days left32660353 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the…€20 to the council · 364 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 61.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 36 m
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 39 m
- 82.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
- 90.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
- 102.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 137 m
- 112.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 158 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 14 and 31 a year; busiest 2018. 83% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 24 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway comments close 27 Oct 2026Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing…
- 1No.9 & No.10 , Presentation Road , Galway City comments close 29 Oct 2026Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors…
- 3St. Ignatius , 27 Raleigh Row , Galway comments close 2 Nov 2026Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear…
Every application within 500 m 23 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1 Gortnilla , Raleigh row , Galway No decision yetPermission for the development which consists of: The development will consist of construction of a single…
- 16 O'FLAHERTY ROAD , SHANTALLA , GALWAY No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: Extension and refurbishment of an existing dwelling, including…
- 9 The Crescent , Galway , Ireland No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF demolition of an existing 3…
- 1416 Mill Street , Galway , County Galway No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing…
- 3 Mainguard Street , Galway , County Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: Installation of a new fascia and general painting and repair of…
- 127 Lower Canal Road , Galway , Galway No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: to construct a two-storey extension to the rear of an existing…
- Massimo's , 10 William Street West , Galway No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: change of use and retention planning permission at Massimos, 10…
- No. 26 & No. 34 , Nun's Island Street , Galway No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: application is being sought by Hanoview Limited for planning…
- 23 William Street West , Galway , Galway No decision yetPermission for development which consists of: construction of a 4-storey building including ground floor shop…
- 420 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway RefusedPermission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an existing Order of Malta…
- Palmyra Avenue , to the rear of 28 St Mary's Road , Galway ApprovedPermission for development which consists of: Extension of Duration - construction of a standalone detached…
- Munster Avenue , Galway , Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: change of use from existing retail store, to assembly theater…
- University Hospital Galway , Newcastle Rd , Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: We, Health Service Executive (West), intend to apply for…
- 3 Bóthar Cholmáin , Shantalla , Galway RefusedPermission for development which consists of: construction of a 2 storey and single storey side extension and…
- Coláiste Iognáid , Sea Road , Galway City Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: permission is sought by the Board of Management Coláiste…
- 2 Colmans Road , Shantalla , Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: The development consists of the construction of new 2 storey…
- 15McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway City Co. Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: The refurbishment and extension of the McLaughlin Building (a…
- 38 &39 Newcastle road , Galway , Galway RefusedPermission for development which consists of: retention permission for a) the retention of the removal of the…
- No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: for the construction of 4 no. apartments in 2 no. building…
- 136 Presentation Road , Galway. , Co. Galway Approved with conditionsPermission for development which consists of: to construct part single and part 2-storey extension at the…
How we work this out
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- 17 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 275 m
- 7 Palmyra Avenue, Galway, H91 EFR3 · 9 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 437 m
- 40 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91K6R3 · 26 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60094 · 399 m
- 1 Palmyra Avenue, Galway · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20/9-ABP-308344-20 · 474 m
- 16 Mill Street, Galway, H91 H6WE · 7 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60194 · 152 m
How we work this out
Source: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:23 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- 11B/12 Bridge Street · 100 homes · building started · 421 m
How we work this out
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Scoil Croi Iosa Presentation Early Year Services · Crèche | 10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 139 m |
| Naíonra Iognáid · Crèche | 5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 325 m |
| St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche | 21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 411 m |
| Little Red Hen Creche · Crèche | 16 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 488 m |
| Wonder Kids Creche · Crèche | 11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 488 m |
| SALI Childcare Service Ltd · Crèche | 3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 549 m |
| Oakwood Creche Limited · Crèche | 9 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 595 m |
| Child's Play Creche · Crèche | 7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 643 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
How we work this out
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
57% of homes built before 1971 (council 17%). 37% owner-occupied (council 46%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068014005
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 139 m
- St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 212 m
- S N Iognaid · primary · 480 pupils · 325 m
- Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 374 m
- S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 394 m
- Coláiste Muire Máthair · postprimary · 738 pupils · 477 m
- Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 379 pupils · 495 m
- Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 552 m
Stops 66
- Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 246 m
- Galway Cathedral · 438, 439, GM13 · 0/hour at peak · 258 m
- Galway Cathdrl · 430, 964, NG01 · 1/hour at peak · 286 m
- Costello Rd · 402 · 2/hour at peak · 313 m
- Galway Cathdrl · 402, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412 · 11/hour at peak · 339 m
- University South · 402, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412 · 11/hour at peak · 343 m
- Galway Cathdrl · 433 · 0/hour at peak · 350 m
- University Hospl · 402, 410, 424 · 3/hour at peak · 351 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil Croi Iosa · 139 m-10.3% pupils (122)
- St Joseph's College · 212 m+3.1% pupils (791)
- S N Iognaid · 325 m-3.8% pupils (480) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
- Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · 374 m+0.2% pupils (637) · a pitch or play area 2026, approved with conditions
- S N Padraic Naofa · 394 m-7.4% pupils (214)
- Coláiste Muire Máthair · 477 m-3.5% pupils (738)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 01:42 | open |
| consult | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:23 | open |
| moderngov | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:24 | open |
| lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (20182) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
- Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?CouncilAsk for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 46 m away open for comments until 29 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Electoral division
- Nuns Island
- Electoral area
- Galway City Central
- Council
- Galway City Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 20182, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
- Zoned R3 (rural cluster); protected building; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
- Galway Cathdrl (bus 402, 404) 339 m away: 11 an hour at morning peak; 60 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 51% rent (council 47%); 8% of homes empty (council 10%); most built before 1919; 19% drive to work (council 47%); population up 16% since 2016.
- 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
What the terms mean 9 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 10 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 10 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC-BY-4.0 | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |