GrantedExtensionDecided 8 February 2021

St Michaels, 2 Averard West Taylors Hill Road, Galway

Extensions and alterations to an existing house, including a new private gym in the rear garden.

20330 · Galway City Council · Lodged 11 December 2020

Reference: 20330
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 December 2020
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 128.8 m²

Summary

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The works include a single-storey utility room extension, a lean-to storage extension to an outbuilding, and minor elevational changes. A new 96.1 sqm detached private gym will also be built in the rear garden, alongside boundary wall modifications.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of the following: construction of a new single storey utility room extension ( 19.8sqm ) to the northern elevation of the existing house; minor elevational changes to the existing house facades to accommodate internal layout changes at ground floor level; construction of a lean-to extension for storage ( 12.9sqm ) to the western elevation of the existing detached outbuilding to the rear of the existing house; closing off of the secondary entrance onto the public road from the northern end of the site by rebuilding the existing boundary wall, to match the existing stone wall in finish and height; construction of a new single storey detached building for use as private gym in th rear garden of the house ( 96.1 sqm ); as well as all associated and ancillary, site and ground works to facilitate these works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Benarde, Maunsells Rd, Taylors Hill	Apr 2026	€1,100,000	104 m
St Annes, 16 Maunsells Rd, Taylors Hill Rd	Jan 2026	€1,880,000	110 m
4 Maunsells House, 9 Maunsells Rd, Galway	Nov 2025	€400,000	130 m
Apt 3 Maunsells House, 9 Maunsells Rd, Galway	Nov 2025	€410,000	130 m
St Theresas, Taylors Hill Rd, Galway	Sept 2025	€1,050,000	141 m
20 Maunsells Rd, Galway, Galway	Jul 2025	€460,000	144 m
2 Averard East, Taylors Hill, Galway	May 2026	€900,000	146 m
10 Suncroft Court, Taylors Hill Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€465,000	164 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

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Application received11 December 2020
Decision due13 February 2021
Decision issued8 February 2021
Grant issued23 March 2021
Permission expiry22 March 2026

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