No 1 & 2 Ballybrit Court, Ballybaan More, Galway
Retention of a food prep area, construction of a rear extension, and a partial change of use to an off-licence at a convenience shop.
19241 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 August 2019
- Reference
- 19241
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a 21 sqm ground floor food preparation area. It also requests permission to build a new 17 sqm single-storey rear extension and to introduce a 20 sqm off-licence area to the existing shop.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 38 m²
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 retention of development and permission for development. The development which will consists of (i) retention of single ground floor food preparation area (21 s. Q. M. ), (ii) construction of a new single storey rear extension (17sqm), (iii) change of use to include part off- licence (gross floor area for off- licence use 20 sq. M. ) and associated works at their convenience shop.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 16 March 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 March 2021.
Notified floor area: 199 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Ballybrit Court, Ballybrit, Galway | Jul 2026 | €389,000 | 36 m |
| 5 Ballybane Cottages, Monivea Road, Galway | Jan 2026 | €380,000 | 63 m |
| 18 Cluain Ard, Ballybrit, Galway | May 2026 | €380,000 | 71 m |
| 28 Cluain Ard, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2026 | €375,000 | 103 m |
| 32 Cluain Ard, Ballybrit, Galway | May 2025 | €265,000 | 106 m |
| 24 Ballybrit Court, Ballybrit, Galway | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 167 m |
| 65 The Meadows, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 194 m |
| 52 The Meadows, Ballybrit, Galway | Jun 2025 | €409,000 | 196 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 received26 August 2019
- Decision due20 October 2019
- Decision issued7 October 2019
- Grant issued14 November 2019
- Permission expiry13 November 2024
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