Shanballyduff, Cappagh Road, Galway
Retention of a sunroom and permission to link a house to a garage for conversion into a community dwelling.
1840 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 February 2018
- Reference
- 1840
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 February 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention of a rear sunroom and permission to construct a link extension between the existing house and garage. It also proposes converting the garage to residential use and making internal and external alterations to establish a community dwellinghouse.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the construction of an extension to link existing dwellinghouse to garage, change of use of garage to residential use, retention of rear sunroom, internal and elevational alterations to provide a community dwellinghouse, the provision of a ramp and stepped access, to widen existing site entrance and for all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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”
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Gillsfort Court, Cappagh Road, Barna | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 64 m |
| 74 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 134 m |
| 73 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 139 m |
| 49 An Cinin Mor, Cappagh Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €440,000 | 145 m |
| 97 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Jun 2026 | €455,000 | 174 m |
| 89 Ros Ard, Cappagh Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €396,000 | 175 m |
| 85 Westbrook, Barna Road, Galway | Jun 2025 | €590,000 | 184 m |
| 55 Cimin Mor, Knocknacarra, Galway | Aug 2025 | €435,000 | 192 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received14 February 2018
- Decision due10 April 2018
- Decision issued10 April 2018
- Grant issued18 May 2018
- Permission expiry17 May 2023
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