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Planning report · Galway City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 15:38

Fairgreen Road

53.27445, -9.04538

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (90%). 272 homes approved 603 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Galway City Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202190%of home extensions approved nearbyn=176 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–5511open for comments nearbyclose 27 Oct–20 Nov389homes approved nearby, not startednearest 218 m · 21102

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1991–2000. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 21117 · work already done, approved

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2021
    21117 · work already done · approved 2021 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

City Centre: To Provide for city centre uses

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

City Centre: To Provide for city centre uses

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 · 4 Jan 2023 – 4 Jan 2029

Protected building5 within 100 m 7 Bay 5 Storey with Dormer Commercial Building; Railway and Ancillary Buildings
Heritage inventory1 within 100 m water trough

Not on this site: monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings261farmyard complex; mill race
Monuments139Quarry
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 384 on the draft 2027 map; 384 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 76–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 85% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 15%
100% · council 94%
Two-storey rear37 decided · more info asked 35%
97% · council 92%
Attic or dormer21 decided · more info asked 24%
76% · council 88%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 21%
93% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site27 decided · more info asked 33%
85% · council 84%
Approved nearbyGalway overall

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 · 125 nearby, 514 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 103 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 158 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 251 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 50–55 (n=126)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 158 days (n=50)158 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 251 days after permission (n=59)251 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated176 decided home extensions, 60 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    13 of 28 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 28 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed28 decided
    13 became permissions
    Approvals appealed28 decided
    3 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    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 24 in the last 12 months
    • 501778 Refused · 11 Water Lane , Bohermore , Galway · 433 m
    • 501601 Refused · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 1.1 km
    • 502233 Pending · Coolough Road , Ballinfoile , Galway City · 1.4 km
    • 502154 Pending · Galway Shopping Centre Townparks , Headford Road Galway , Co. Galway · 602 m
    • 501410 Granted · No. 7 Shantalla Road , Galway , Galway City · 1.2 km
    • 502048 Pending · Seamus Quirke Road , Rahoon Road , Galway · 2.0 km
    • 502044 Pending · 3 B?thar Cholm?in , Shantalla , Galway · 1.4 km
    • 501453 Granted · 21 Father Burke Road, The Claddagh, Galway City, Co. Galway · 1.3 km
    • 501486 Refused · 14 Endas Road , Shantalla , Galway · 1.3 km
    • 324583 Pending · Rear of numbers 91, 93, 95 and 97 Fr. Griffin Road · 1.6 km
    • 501966 Pending · 207 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway · 1.5 km
    • 501189 Granted with conditions · 75 Renmore Road , Galway , Galway · 1.4 km
    • 501865 Pending · 20 Riverside , Woodquay , Galway · 695 m
    • 501824 Pending · McLaughlin Building , Nun's Island/Gaol Road Nun's Island , Galway… · 793 m
    • 501803 Pending · No. 60 , Salthill Road Lower , Galway City · 1.8 km
    • 324442 Pending · A site of 1.621 Ha in Galway Port at Dock Road and Lough Atalia Road,… · 326 m
    • 501712 Pending · Unit 7A corner unit fronting onto Dublin Road Wellpark Retail &… · 1.2 km
    • 501061 Refused · 34 St Mary's Road , Galway , Co.Galway · 1.4 km
    • 501594 Invalid · 20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway · 1.1 km
    • 500580 Refused · 21 Shop Street & , 24 Middle Street , Galway · 550 m
    • 324248 Pending · Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Rd, Galway · 1.4 km
    • 501206 Pending · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 344 m
    • 501194 Invalid · 14 St Bridgets Place , Bohermore , Galway · 344 m
    • 500208 Granted · Saint Josephs, 41 Dublin Road, Galway, Co. Galway. · 2.0 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher25 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Fairgreen Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not started
    1. 1Hardiman Hotel (formerly Meyrick Hotel), Eyre Square 2632No decision yet · 150 m
    2. 2No.9 & No.10, Presentation Road 2660348No decision yet · 1.0 km
    3. 3NO.5, SAINT HELENS STREET 2660367No decision yet · 1.1 km
    4. 44 Shantalla Road, Galway 2660343No decision yet · 1.2 km
    5. 5St. Ignatius, 27 Raleigh Row 2660353No decision yet · 1.2 km
    6. 6Lands off the Sandy Road, Terryland Galway 2660352No decision yet · 1.2 km
    7. 77 Palmyra Avenue, Galway City 2660376No decision yet · 1.3 km
    8. 8No.1, Whitestrand Park 2660345No decision yet · 1.5 km
    9. 9134 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Road 2660363No decision yet · 1.6 km
    10. 1044 Ardilaun Road, Newcastle 2660351No decision yet · 1.8 km
    11. 11Estelle, Tuam Road 2660364No decision yet · 1.9 km
    12. 121 Williamsgate Street, Townparks Td 2660294Refused · 327 m
    13. 13Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre 2660292Refused · 699 m
    14. 1416 Mill Street, Galway 2660295Approved with conditions · 936 m
    15. 15Forster Street House 21102Approved, no sign building has started · 218 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 101 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 9 have a completion certificate.

    128 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 96 approved, 32 refused. After appeals: 101 approved. Of those: 9 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 11 started, 74 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT96: lodged → approved32: lodged → refused94: approved → approved25: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal7 refused by the council, approved after an appeal74: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out11: approved → started, not signed off9: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out128 lodged128 lodged96 approved96 approved32 refused32 refused101 approved101 approved26 refused26 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn74 no start notice found74 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out11 started, not signed off11 started, not signed off9 signed off9 signed off5 ran out5 ran out

    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.

    Measured128 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    17 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    15 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 2660343: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing sub-standard gr; 2026-10-27 2660345: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF; 2026-10-29 2660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol; 2026-11-02 2660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V; 2026-11-02 2660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations c; 2026-11-02 2660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag; 2026-11-04 2660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr; 2026-11-05 2660294: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of the chang; 2026-11-05 ACP 501410: Grant permission; 2026-11-05 2660295: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling a; 2026-11-10 2632: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout including reconfiguration of the; 2026-11-13 2660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of ; 2026-11-13 2660363: application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to t; 2026-11-16 2660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under ; 2026-11-20 2660376: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to date, comptoday31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov2660343: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing sub-standard gr · 1.2 km away · 2026-10-272660345: application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-272660348: application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demol · 1 km away · 2026-10-292660352: application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a 24-hours opening Electric V · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-022660353: application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations c · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-022660351: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garag · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-022660292: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey dr · 699 m away · 2026-11-042660294: REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of the chang · 327 m away · 2026-11-05ACP 501410: Grant permission · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-052660295: CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling a · 936 m away · 2026-11-052632: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout including reconfiguration of the · 150 m away · 2026-11-102660364: application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic & Garage. • Construction of · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-132660363: application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to t · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-132660367: application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under · 1.1 km away · 2026-11-162660376: application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to date, comp · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 27 Oct 20261 day left
      42660343 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 27 Oct 20261 day left
      82660345 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 20263 days left
      22660348 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first…
      €20 to the council · 1.0 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20267 days left
      62660352 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: “Retention permission for the development of a…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20267 days left
      52660353 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20267 days left
      102660351 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20269 days left
      132660292 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the construction of a new…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 699 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202610 days left
      122660294 · REFUSED — Permission for development which consists of: The development consists of the following: (1) The retention of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 327 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 5 Nov 202610 days left
      Grant permission
      1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202610 days left
      142660295 · CONDITIONAL — Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 936 m away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 202615 days left
      12632 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) amendments to the ground floor layout…
      €20 to the council · 150 m away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202618 days left
      112660364 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: • Demolition of existing Chiropractic Clinic &…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202618 days left
      92660363 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202621 days left
      32660367 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202625 days left
      72660376 · application received — Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202636 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.1 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 3 Dec 202638 days left
      Refuse permission
      433 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    272 homes 603 m away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2028.

    Headford Road in the… · 272 homes: 272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; T O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; Forster Street House · 18 homes: 18 homes approved Feb 2022, not started; No. 4 Moneenageisha Road · 13 homes: 13 homes approved Oct 2026, not started20222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Headford Road in the… · 272 homes603 m · 22259272 homes approved Jan 2023, not started272 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedT O Higgins & Co Ltd Site · 86 homes1.8 km · 2216686 homes approved Jan 2023, not started86 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedForster Street House · 18 homes218 m · 2110218 homes approved Feb 2022, not started18 homes approved Feb 2022, not startedNo. 4 Moneenageisha Road · 13 homes1.2 km · 266028913 homes approved Oct 2026, not started13 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 14 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 80 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 103 m
    • 5.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 130 m
    • 2.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 204 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 226 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 250 m
    • 2.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 280 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 298 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 299 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 300 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 13 and 35 a year; busiest 2022. 75% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 26, 2022: 35, 2023: 23, 2024: 13, 2025: 22, 2026: 90102030402021: 20 approved2021: 6 refused26’21*2022: 29 approved2022: 6 refused35’222023: 17 approved2023: 6 refused23’232024: 10 approved2024: 3 refused13’242025: 16 approved2025: 6 refused22’252026: 4 approved2026: 5 refused9’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 143 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Building work nearby 64 in the last 12 months
    5 signed off as finished21 not signed off38 no sign-off needed
    • 21 Churchfields, Galway, H91 EKH2 · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660132 · 1.8 km
    • 5 Fairhill Road Upper, Galway, H91 FKK4 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60224 · 1.1 km
    • Newcastle Park, Galway · 14 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/83 · 1.4 km
    • 17 Shantalla Road, Galway, H91 T2C2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21364 · 1.3 km
    • 136 Dun Na Mara Drive, Galway, H91 NPP9 · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60121 · 1.4 km
    • 20 William Street, Galway, H91 F8D9 · 21 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60266 · 423 m
    • 7 Palmyra Avenue, Galway, H91 EFR3 · 9 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.3 km
    • 36 Shop Street, Galway, H91 K4A9 · 25 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 513 m
    • Woodquay, Galway · 17 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 509 m
    • Saint Augustine Street, Galway, H91 R6WF · 12 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 541 m
    • Normal Unit 224 Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Eyre Square, Galway, Galway, H91 Y267 · 28 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 374 m
    • New Docks, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60152 · 733 m
    • 22 Middle Street, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60069 · 546 m
    • New Docks, Galway · 23 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60152 · 735 m
    • 22-26 Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 PX80 · 15 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 231 m
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91KP0N · 10 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560003 · 601 m
    • 63 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · PT8GY287 · 1.9 km
    • 40 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91K6R3 · 26 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60094 · 899 m
    • Unit 60 & 61, Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road,, Galway, H91 WP96 · 24 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560202 · 667 m
    • Sean Mulvoy Road, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 · 27 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560038 · 901 m
    • Woodquay, Galway, H91WN8E · 26 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360062 · 587 m
    • 3 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 E4XW · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560145 · 1.7 km
    • 73 Renmore Road, Galway, H91 YN35 · 20 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560267 · 1.4 km
    • 3 Mainguard Street, Galway, H91 CC79 · 18 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 612 m
    • Upper Fairhill Road, Claddagh, Galway · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2460156 · 1.2 km
    • 7 Saint Nicholas Street, Galway, H91 ATX0 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560203 · 435 m
    • 17 R864, Galway, H91 X8EK · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/34 · 1.5 km
    • 7 Castlelawn Heights, Galway, H91 FX3A · 23 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560357 · 1.4 km
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway · 22 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 1.7 km
    • 64 Moyola Park, Galway, H91 FEK4 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560083 · 1.9 km
    • 27 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 X9DF · 21 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560222 · 1.7 km
    • 16 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 DY2V · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560068 · 1.5 km
    • Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91W92F · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60201 · 1.6 km
    • 31 Eyre Square, Galway, H91 P5Y8 · 10 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 330 m
    • 5 Saint Anthony's Place, Galway · 31 Mar 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 23/100 · 523 m
    • 11 Cnoc Na Radharc, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 VK27 · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 272 m
    • 144 Bohermore, Galway · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360064 · 445 m
    • 8 Saint Dominick's Avenue, Galway, H91 F6DT · 17 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60199 · 1.2 km
    • 23 Connolly Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 K16V · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360080 · 738 m
    • 7 Grattan Road, Galway, H91 PX3C · 11 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560098 · 1.1 km
    • Wellpark Road, Galway, H91K642 · 10 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • 31 William Street, Galway, H91 CY64 · 4 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · 408 m
    • Fairgreen Road, Galway, H91AxK8 · 3 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 20/351 · 27 m
    • 10. St. Anthony's Terrace, Bohermore, Galway, H91 DP1H · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2560131 · 712 m
    • 180 Bohermore, Galway, H91 DC43 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 22220-ABP 316298-23 · 539 m
    • 25 Whitestrand Road, Galway, H91 RKX8 · 18 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60251 · 1.5 km
    • 21 Grattan Road, Galway, H91 NXA0 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/176 · 1.4 km
    • 92 Renmore Park, Galway, H91 XV62 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · PP2522 · 1.3 km
    • Headford Road, Galway, H91 E7R2 · 4 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 857 m
    • 30 Father Griffin Road, Galway, H91 Y102 · 21 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60294 · 1.3 km
    • 86 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 WV9R · 19 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360098 · 1.5 km
    • 7A Sráid Naomh Proinsias, Galway, H91 W6X4 · 19 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60163 · 587 m
    • Harbour Hotel, Bóthar Na Long, Galway, H91 E9PR · 16 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 25/60221 · 428 m
    • 21 Cúirt Grattan, Gaillimh, Galway, H91 E6WR · 12 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560198 · 1.6 km
    • Tuam Road, Galway · 31 Dec 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560277 · 1.4 km
    • 11 Beattystown, Fairhill Road Upper, Galway, H91AX0H · 31 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360124 · 1.3 km
    • 45 Bóthar Seantalamh, Galway, H91 RC8V · 19 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460397 · 1.6 km
    • 73 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 RH9C · 4 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360021 · 1.5 km
    • 1 Palmyra Avenue, Galway · 24 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20/9-ABP-308344-20 · 1.4 km
    • 9 Taylor's Hill Road, Galway, H91 TW8E · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60206 · 1.5 km
    • 16 Mill Street, Galway, H91 H6WE · 7 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60194 · 947 m
    • 65 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 C43C · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60212 · 1.9 km
    • Galway Shopping center, Headford Road, Galway, H91 E3P8 · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60202 · 702 m
    • 36 Father Burke Road, Galway, H91 KW4C · 30 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60200 · 1.2 km
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Homes coming 389 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Child's Play Creche · Crèche7 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate582 m
    SALI Childcare Service Ltd · Crèche3 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate594 m
    St. Pat's Pre-School And Afterschool · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate688 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Galway City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle5
    Homes started
    Here429
    Council middle36
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    15% owner-occupied (council 46%).

    Homes built before 1971
    10% · council 17%
    Homes built since 2001
    27% · council 31%
    Owner-occupied
    15% · council 46%
    Rented
    83% · council 47%
    Children under 15
    3% · council 15%
    Aged 65 and over
    9% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    25% · council 29%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 11%
    This small area (272 people)Galway

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 068007008

    Bus
    43 m
    Galway Coach Stn · 251, 660, 760 · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    579 m
    Scoil An Linbh Iosa, 236 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years, 1 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · primary · 236 pupils · 579 m
    • Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · postprimary · 379 pupils · 579 m
    • Parochial NS · primary · 75 pupils · 639 m
    • S N Padraic Naofa · primary · 214 pupils · 710 m
    • St Joseph's College · postprimary · 791 pupils · 873 m
    • Niochlas NS · primary · 262 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Scoil Croi Iosa · primary · 122 pupils · 1.1 km
    • Coláiste Iognáid S.J. · postprimary · 637 pupils · 1.2 km

    Stops 136

    • Galway Coach Stn · 251, 660, 760, 761, 763, 923 · 3/hour at peak · 43 m
    • Forster Street · 401, 409 · 8/hour at peak · 94 m
    • Galway (Ceannt) · Dublin - Galway, Limerick - Galway · 1/hour at peak · 136 m
    • Galway Ceannt · 251, 350, 417, 419, 424, 425 · 5/hour at peak · 146 m
    • Eyre Square · 427, 435 · 1/hour at peak · 205 m
    • Eyre Square · 409 · 6/hour at peak · 210 m
    • Eyre Square · 401 · 3/hour at peak · 216 m
    • Bóthar B Uí Eithir · 401, 404, 409, 425A, 430 · 12/hour at peak · 219 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Scoil An Linbh Iosa · 579 m-9.6% pupils (236)
    • Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School · 579 m+8.3% pupils (379)
    • Parochial NS · 639 m+5.6% pupils (75)
    • S N Padraic Naofa · 710 m-7.4% pupils (214)
    • St Joseph's College · 873 m+3.1% pupils (791)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic26 Oct 2026, 00:55open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Work already done (21117): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. 18 homes approved 218 m away (Forster Street House), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 21102.
      Council
    3. Application 150 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Electoral division
    Eyre Square
    Electoral area
    Galway City Central
    Council
    Galway City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 21117, approved 2021, work already done.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 14 sites nearby could change: 4 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 11 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
    • 389 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 272 at Headford Road in the townland of….
    • Bóthar B Uí Eithir (bus 401, 404) 219 m away: 12 an hour at morning peak; 106 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 83% rent (council 47%); 48% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1991–2000; 38% drive to work (council 47%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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.
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    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—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 26 Oct 2026, 15:38 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.