Nijella, Mincloon, Rahoon
Demolition of a bungalow to build a three-storey apartment building with 14 units.
21386 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 November 2021
- Reference
- 21386
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 November 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 114.34 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to demolish an existing bungalow and outbuildings to construct a new three-storey apartment building. The development will contain 14 apartments, new vehicular and pedestrian access, parking, bicycle spaces, and solar panels.
- Storeys
- 3
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 development which will consist of (a) demolition of existing bungalow and associated out buildings (b) the construction of a 3-storey apartment building, containing a total of 14 no. Units with the following breakdown of residential mix: 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 9 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 1 no. 3 bedroom apartments (c) the provision of a new vehicular & pedestrian access point off the rahoon road (d) vehicular parking combined with secure covered bicycle parking spaces, visitor bicycle parking spaces and external communal bin storage (e) with public realm landscaping & solar panels to roof level (f) and all other ancillary site-works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Corrach Building, Rahoon, Galwaynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 44 m |
| 5 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | May 2026 | €450,000 | 66 m |
| 217 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €507,000 | 93 m |
| 219 Rosan Glas, Rahoon, Galway | Apr 2025 | €440,000 | 93 m |
| 215 Rosan Glas, Rahoon, Galway | Nov 2025 | €461,000 | 96 m |
| 25 Rosgeal, Rahoon, Galway | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 150 m |
| 22 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | Sept 2025 | €553,000 | 155 m |
| 177 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €435,000 | 173 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 received23 November 2021
- Further information requested26 January 2022
- Further information received25 August 2022
- Decision due6 October 2022
- Decision issued6 October 2022
- Grant issued25 April 2023
- Appeal submitted28 October 2022
- Permission expiry24 April 2028
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