Whitestrand Avenue, Salthill, Galway
Refurbishment of a residential unit to provide counselling and therapy rooms.
16140 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 May 2016
- Reference
- 16140
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRefurbishment and associated site works are proposed for the existing Aras Gael Residential Unit. The works will convert the space to provide counselling and therapy rooms for children, along with ancillary support spaces.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development to consist of refurbishment works and associated site works to the existing aras gael residential unit at the site to provide for counselling and therapy rooms for children, along with all necessary ancillary support spaces
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Montrose House, Whitestrand, Salthill | Feb 2025 | €258,000 | 63 m |
| 21 Churchfields, Whitestrand Ave, Lower Salthill | Aug 2025 | €670,000 | 99 m |
| 31 Churchfields, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €550,000 | 123 m |
| 31 Churchfields, Salthill, Galway | Sept 2025 | €525,000 | 123 m |
| 24 Aras An Tra, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €500,000 | 126 m |
| 78 Churchfields, Lower Salthill, Galway | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 144 m |
| 34 Ocean Wave, Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €545,000 | 183 m |
| 38 Ocean Wave, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €555,000 | 187 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 received24 May 2016
- Further information requested7 July 2016
- Further information received6 October 2016
- Decision due2 November 2016
- Decision issued26 October 2016
- Grant issued8 December 2016
- Permission expiry7 December 2021
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