7 Claddagh Avenue, Galway
Removal of a front boundary wall to create two parking spaces and a disability access ramp in Galway.
20216 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 August 2020
- Reference
- 20216
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 August 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of removing the existing front boundary wall to provide two car parking spaces to the front of the house. It also includes lowering the footpath and constructing a disability access ramp with handrails.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the development which will consist of the removal of the existing front boundary wall and to provide two car parking spaces to the front of the house, to lower the footpath, to construct a disability access ramp and hand rails
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 South Park Place, Claddagh, Galway | Sept 2025 | €620,000 | 63 m |
| 8 Upper Fairhill Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 106 m |
| 9 Cuairt Dolan, Fairhill Court, Claddagh | Jun 2025 | €550,000 | 145 m |
| 7 Fairhill Court, The Claddagh, Galway | Apr 2025 | €550,000 | 145 m |
| Apt 5, Fairhill House, Fairhill Rd | May 2025 | €290,000 | 148 m |
| 12 St Dominics Rd, Claddagh, Galway | Dec 2025 | €605,000 | 195 m |
| 8 St Dominicks Ave, Claddagh, Galway | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 204 m |
| 83 Fr Griffin Road, Claddagh, Co Galway | May 2025 | €345,000 | 217 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 August 2020
- Further information requested24 September 2020
- Further information received2 November 2020
- Decision due29 November 2020
- Decision issued25 November 2020
- Grant issued14 January 2021
- Permission expiry13 January 2026
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