Planning application · Co. Galway

No. 60, Upper Newcastle Road, Galway

Granted 19 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 8 Oct 2026)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2615 at No. 60, Upper Newcastle Road, Galway: Retention of that permitted under file reference 21-135 as follows.
  • The applicant is Ms Maeve Walsh. The agent is Robert Lally.
  • It was received by Galway City Council on 27 May 2026.
  • Status: Granted 19 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 8 Oct 2026).
  • Permission to retain the work was granted on 19 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 8 Oct 2026. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

Source: the Galway City Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Retention of that permitted under file reference 21-135 as follows

Permission for development which consists of: retention planning permission to that permitted under file reference 21-135 as follows: External elevation and internal changes to the building from that previously permitted under file reference 21-135 to include the attic conversion to habitable use. Rear lower garden level, widening of the front vehicle access. External handstand private car parking layout to the rear of the building. Partial change of use of the ground floor from residential to veterinary. Amend condition no. 3 of the planning reference 21-135 as follows: to amend hours of operation to 9-6 pm Monday to Friday and 9-2 pm Saturday and allow out of hours emergency calls. Vary condition no. 3 of the planning reference 21-135 to amend the number of staff working within the veterinary practice. Floor area and elevational changes to the domestic shed to the rear of the building and retention permission for associated PV/Solar panels in this two storey with converted attic over lower ground floor level detached house/clinic

Location
Upper Newcastle Road, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2615
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Ms Maeve Walsh

Numbers and dates

Homes
1
Floor area
43 m²
Received
27 May 2026
Decision to grant
19 Aug 2026
Final grant
8 Oct 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Decision to grant
  5. Final grant issued

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 21135 for this site: granted 16 Aug 2021, work started 30 Jul 2022.

    Permission for development which will consist of alterations and extension to an existing two storey dwelling house to include an ancillary… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

Permission to retain the work was granted on 19 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 8 Oct 2026. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2615 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Galway City Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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