4 New Avenue, Old Rahoon Road, Shantalla
Retention permission for removing garden steps and installing a pedestrian access ramp.
2460189 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460189
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 June 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the removal of external garden steps. It also seeks to retain a newly provided pedestrian access ramp at the property.
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
Retention for removal of external garden steps and provision of pedestrian access ramp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Rahoon Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Aug 2025 | €397,000 | 26 m |
| 5 New Avenue Wood, Shantalla, Galway | Jun 2025 | €430,000 | 45 m |
| 30 Maunsells Park, Galway, Galway | May 2026 | €750,000 | 110 m |
| Glenavon, 37 Maunsells Rd, Galway | Sept 2025 | €665,000 | 150 m |
| 31 Maunsells Rd, Galway, Galway | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 208 m |
| 20 Cedarwood Close Park, Highfield, Galway | Jan 2026 | €555,000 | 220 m |
| 52 Maunsells Park, Taylors Hill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €1,650,000 | 225 m |
| 22 Davis Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €396,000 | 234 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 received14 June 2024
- Decision due8 August 2024
- Decision issued30 July 2024
- Grant issued12 September 2024
- Permission expiry11 September 2029
In the area
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