GrantedRetentionDecided 25 August 2025

No. 16 Mill Street, Galway, Galway

Retention of a dwelling on revised boundaries and permission for a boundary wall, blocking a window, and inserting a roof light.

2560194 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 July 2025

Reference: 2560194
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 2 July 2025
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 161.22 m²

Summary

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The applicant is seeking retention permission for a dwelling on revised site boundaries. Additionally, permission is sought to construct a 3.2m high boundary wall, block up an existing rear bathroom window, and insert a roof light window on the rear roof.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: permission for retention is sought by caitriona monaghan for dwelling on revised site boundaries. Permission to construct a 3.2m high boundary wall, block up existing window on rear elevation (bathroom) and insert roof light window on rear roof of dwelling including all associated services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 15 June 2018.

Notified floor area: 161.22 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Mill St, Galway, Galway	Jun 2026	€700,000	7 m
Apt 3 1 New Rd, New Rd, Galway	Nov 2025	€325,000	20 m
45 New Rd, Galway	Jun 2025	€430,000	32 m
46 New Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€415,000	32 m
34 New Road, Galway	Oct 2025	€423,000	87 m
1 Madeira House, Mill St, Galway	Sept 2025	€371,550	102 m
1 Altenach, House Nuns Island, Galway	Jul 2025	€350,000	168 m
18 Altenagh House, Nuns Island, Galway	Feb 2026	€395,000	168 m

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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 July 2025
Decision due26 August 2025
Decision issued25 August 2025
Grant issued9 October 2025
Permission expiry8 October 2030

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