GrantedExtensionDecided 20 June 2016

Ballagh, Bushypark, Galway

An application has been made to raise the roof of a house in Bushypark to create first-floor living space.

16115 · Galway City Council · Lodged 5 May 2016

Reference: 16115
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 5 May 2016
Residential units: 2
Floor area: 200 m²

Summary

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The development involves raising the existing roof height to allow for habitable rooms at first-floor level, changing the hipped roof to a dormer style. It also includes internal and external alterations, a new pitched roof on the garage, and a replacement wastewater treatment system.

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Storeys: 2

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

Permission for development to (1) raise the existing roof height to allow for habitable rooms at first floor level and change the existing hipped roof with a dormer style roof (2) external and internal alterations to the existing dwelling house (3) install a new pitched roof on existing garage (4) replace existing septic tank and percolation area with a new treatment system and polishing filter area as well as all ancillary site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential R2RS

“To provide for low-density residential development which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and environmental sensitivities”

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 5 August 2016.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Corcullen, Bushypark, Galway	Jan 2025	€642,250	115 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

Timeline

Application received5 May 2016
Decision due29 June 2016
Decision issued20 June 2016
Grant issued27 July 2016
Permission expiry26 July 2021

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