No 16 Emerson Avenue, Salthill, Galway
Demolition of a two-storey house and construction of a new house in Salthill.
17271 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 September 2017
- Reference
- 17271
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 September 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to demolish an existing two-storey dwelling house. A new dwelling house with a part attic conversion for storage and a revised front entrance for car parking will be constructed in its place.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Permissions to demolish existing two storey dwelling house and construct new dwelling house with part attic conversion for storage also permission for revised front site entrance to provide car parking to front of dwelling
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oaklands, Salthill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €775,000 | 53 m |
| 9 Oaklands, Salthill, Galway | Jul 2025 | €750,000 | 64 m |
| 2 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €871,000 | 184 m |
| 168 Upr Salthill, Galway, Galway | Feb 2025 | €995,000 | 187 m |
| Apt.3 - An Gaileara�, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 190 m |
| 178 Upper Salthill, Galway City, County Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 199 m |
| 8 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Dec 2025 | €875,000 | 201 m |
| 15 Forster Park, Salthill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €800,000 | 211 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 received21 September 2017
- Further information requested14 November 2017
- Further information received29 March 2018
- Decision due25 April 2018
- Decision issued24 April 2018
- Grant issued29 May 2018
- Permission expiry28 May 2023
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