No. 12 Salthill Road Lower, Galway
Demolition of an existing apartment building to build a new five-unit apartment block in Salthill.
16258 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 September 2016
- Reference
- 16258
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 September 2016
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an existing terraced apartment building and the construction of a new apartment block containing 5 residential units, complete with a parking area, amenity space, and associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of demolition of an existing apartment building which forms part of a terrace of buildings, and the construction of an apartment block consisting of 5 no. Residential units, parking area, amenity space and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 St Marys Ave, Taylors Hill, Galway | Jun 2026 | €497,000 | 51 m |
| 19 Lios Ealtan, Lower Salthill, Galway | Aug 2025 | €471,000 | 134 m |
| 15 Lios Ealtan, Nile Lodge, Lower Salthill | Jun 2026 | €405,000 | 134 m |
| 10 Suncroft Court, Taylors Hill Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 144 m |
| 56 Lios Ealtain, Nile Lodge, Salthill | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 144 m |
| 78 Churchfields, Lower Salthill, Galway | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 174 m |
| 102 Father Griffin Rd, Lower Salthill, Galway | Jul 2025 | €1,285,000 | 180 m |
| 11 Montrose House, Whitestrand, Salthill | Feb 2025 | €258,000 | 188 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 received13 September 2016
- Further information requested3 November 2016
- Further information received11 January 2017
- Decision due7 February 2017
- Decision issued7 February 2017
- Appeal submitted1 March 2017
- Appeal decided11 August 2017
- Permission expiry10 August 2022
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