5 Knocknacarra Road, Kingston, Galway
Demolition of a basement garage and construction of a two-storey front extension with a lift.
21402 · Galway City Council · Lodged 7 December 2021
- Reference
- 21402
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 December 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing basement garage and part of the first-floor living room. It will be replaced with a two-storey front extension to provide improved mobility access stairs, a lift, and additional living space.
- Storeys
- 2
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 the demolition of existing basement level garage and part of first floor living room (26m2) and replacement at same position of two storey front extension to provide improved mobility access stairs and lift and additional living space (62m2). Application includes minor internal alterations, widening rear kitchen window, addition of 4 no. Rooflights to side and rear roofs of existing dwelling, addition of natural stone cladding to lower plinth of front elevation and electric gate to driveway and all other associated landscaping and site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Carragh Hill, Knocknacarra, Galway | Oct 2025 | €688,000 | 108 m |
| 31 Carragh Hill, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €700,000 | 140 m |
| Bergamo, Kingston Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €795,000 | 141 m |
| Kingston, Taylors Hill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €950,000 | 176 m |
| 5 Carragh Hill, Knocknacarra, Galway | Dec 2025 | €730,000 | 183 m |
| Apt 3 Sli Na Mara, Kingston Rd, Galway | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 299 m |
| 1 Clybaun Heights, Knocknacarra, Galway | Jan 2025 | €675,000 | 313 m |
| Barr An Aird, Clybawn Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €610,000 | 334 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 received7 December 2021
- Decision due9 February 2022
- Decision issued27 January 2022
- Grant issued8 March 2022
- Permission expiry7 March 2027
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