No. 05. Rocklands Avenue, Ballybane, Galway
Retention of a converted carport and shed, and permission to connect the carport to the house in Ballybane.
2460381 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460381
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 December 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 32.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a converted carport used as habitable space and a rear storage shed/home office. It also requests permission to build a single-storey structure connecting the converted carport to the main house.
- Storey
- 1
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 consists of; (i) the retention of a converted car port to the front of the property from car port to habitable space. (ii) permission to construct a single-storey structure to connect the converted car port structure to the main dwelling house (iii) the retention of the storage shed/home office structure to the rear of the property at no
- Rocklands avenue, ballybane, galway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Rocklands Ave, Ballybane, Galway | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 37 m |
| 12 Rocklands Ave, Ballybane, Galway | Oct 2025 | €283,000 | 53 m |
| 18 Rian Luachra, Ballybane, Galway | Jul 2025 | €360,000 | 122 m |
| 16 Rocklands Ave, Ballybane, Galway | Sept 2025 | €316,000 | 144 m |
| 73 Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane, Galway | Jan 2025 | €330,000 | 156 m |
| 3 Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane, Galway | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 173 m |
| 87 Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €360,000 | 188 m |
| 9 Ard Aoibhinn Drive, Ballybane Road, Galway | Jan 2025 | €330,000 | 198 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 received2 December 2024
- Decision due4 February 2025
- Decision issued31 January 2025
- Grant issued21 March 2025
- Permission expiry20 March 2030
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