12 Blake's Hill, Galway
Replacing a rear shed with a gym and storeroom, adding a front dormer window, and installing a glass balustrade.
21221 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 June 2021
- Reference
- 21221
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 June 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of replacing and extending an existing rear shed to create a gym and storeroom on the rear terrace. It also includes a new second-floor front dormer, a new glass balustrade on the first-floor terrace, and replacing front glass blocks with windows.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of replacing and extending an existing shed with a gym and storeroom on the terrace to the rear of the house, a new dormer to the front on the second floor of the existing house, a new glass balustrade on the first-floor terrace and the replacement of glass blocks with windows on the ground floor to the front, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Blakes Hill, Knocknacarra, Galwaynot full market price | Jan 2025 | €625,000 | 99 m |
| Aishling, Gentian Hill, Knocknacarra | Apr 2026 | €755,000 | 316 m |
| 12 Cashelmara, Salthill Rd Upper, Galway | Jun 2025 | €940,000 | 427 m |
| Aran House, Shangort, Knocknacarra | Mar 2025 | €640,000 | 468 m |
| Silver Beach House, Barna Road, Galway | Jan 2026 | €850,000 | 474 m |
| 56 and 61-73 (incl) Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road Rahoon, Galway County Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €5,295,154 | 474 m |
| Units 82-89 Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road, Rahoon Galwayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €2,632,708 | 474 m |
| Seacote, Shangort, Knocknacarra | Jun 2026 | €451,000 | 480 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 received29 June 2021
- Decision due23 August 2021
- Decision issued18 August 2021
- Grant issued21 September 2021
- Permission expiry20 September 2026
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