Villanova Mews, Upper Salthill, Galway
Alterations and additions to an existing four-storey apartment block in Salthill.
1691 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 April 2016
- Reference
- 1691
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes enlarging the third-floor area, raising roof levels, and extending the lift to the third floor. It also proposes larger balconies, new roof lights, a high-level window, a chimney flue, and solar panels on the south-facing roof.
- Storeys
- 4
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 to make the following alterations and additions to existing four storey apartment block. A) increase in balcony floor areas. B) provision of high level window on side elevation facing north on third floor. C) raise roof levels. D) extend lift to third floor e) provide roof lights to front elevation facing east. F) provide photo voltaic panels on roof of elevation facing south. G) enlarge floor area of third floor. H) alterations to front elevations facing east. I) repositioning of gate entrance further east and enlargement of front garden. J) provision of chimney flue from second floor to roof level on south elevation
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 Croit Na Mara, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill | Aug 2025 | €600,000 | 22 m |
| 18 Croit Na Mara, Salthill, Galway City | Dec 2025 | €545,000 | 22 m |
| Apt 14 Galway Bay Apts, Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 77 m |
| 22 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €415,000 | 77 m |
| 20 Galway Bay Apartments, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €420,000 | 77 m |
| 3 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 77 m |
| 12 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €465,000 | 77 m |
| 14 Carraig Palmer, Quincentennial Dr, Salthill | Jan 2026 | €292,000 | 101 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 received8 April 2016
- Decision due2 June 2016
- Decision issued2 June 2016
- Grant issued8 July 2016
- Permission expiry7 July 2021
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