Kingston Road, Rahoon, Galway
Retention and completion of agricultural buildings and stables on Kingston Road, Rahoon.
2281 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 April 2022
- Reference
- 2281
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for the retention and completion of an agricultural barn, a 6-bay stable building, and a roofed storage area. It also includes the retention of an extension to the walls and roof of an existing machinery store, along with site levelling.
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 retention which will consist of retention and completion of an agricultural barn, 6-bay stable building, roofed storage area and extension of walls and roof to existing machinery store along with site levelling and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 Altan, Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 105 m |
| 95 Altan, Western Distributor, Rd Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 85 Altan, Western Distributer Road, Knocknacarra | Aug 2025 | €282,000 | 139 m |
| 96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 173 m |
| 1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 182 m |
| Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 233 m |
| Gort Saor, Knocknacarra, Galway | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 233 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 received8 April 2022
- Further information requested18 May 2022
- Further information received10 November 2022
- Decision due4 January 2023
- Decision issued19 December 2022
- Appeal submitted17 January 2023
- Appeal decided31 January 2024
- Permission expiry30 January 2029
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