Acres, Knocknacarra, Galway
Retention of a rear ground floor extension and permission for new front and rear roof dormers at a house in Knocknacarra.
20214 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 August 2020
- Reference
- 20214
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 August 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a 19 square meter ground floor extension to the rear of the house. It also seeks planning permission to construct new roof dormers to both the front and rear, increasing the first-floor area by 15 square meters.
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 is sought for the development which will consist of retention to a rear ground floor extension (19msq) and planning permission for the construction of a new roof dormer to the front and to the rear of the house which increase the first floor area by 15msq and including all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carragh Court, Knocknacarra Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 58 m |
| 29 Cashel Court, Knocknacarra, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €343,000 | 86 m |
| 3 Knockacarra Road, Knockacarra, Galway | Oct 2025 | €990,000 | 129 m |
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 144 m |
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €266,698 | 144 m |
| O Cor Mariae, 4 Pollnarooma West, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €1,350,000 | 164 m |
| 56 and 61-73 (incl) Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road Rahoon, Galway County Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €5,295,154 | 231 m |
| Units 82-89 Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road, Rahoon Galwayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €2,632,708 | 231 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 received13 August 2020
- Further information requested6 October 2020
- Further information received9 December 2020
- Decision due14 January 2021
- Decision issued12 January 2021
- Grant issued23 February 2021
- Permission expiry22 February 2026
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