GrantedApartmentsDecided 14 February 2019

119/121 Kingshill, Salthill Road Upper, Galway

Demolition of 4 apartments to build a 6-storey extension with 13 apartments, offices, and an underground car park.

18184 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 June 2018

Reference: 18184
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 8 June 2018
Residential units: 3
Floor area: 3 m²

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of 4 rear apartments and the retention of 2 ground floor units for office use. It also proposes a 6-storey extension containing 13 new apartments, a new underground car park, and a new road access.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Permission for retention and permission for a) alterations to an existing apartment block building including the demolition of 4 no. Apartments to the rear, retention of 2 no. Ground floor units and their use as offices, alterations of an existing 2 bed penthouse apartment to form a 1 bed apartment and associated elevational changes, b) construction of a 6 storey extension containing 13 apartments (6 no. 1 bed, 7 no. 2 bed) to the rear of the existing apartment block, c) new underground car park at rear, d) new road access onto quincentennial drive and all associated site & external works

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Croit Na Mara, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill	Aug 2025	€600,000	19 m
18 Croit Na Mara, Salthill, Galway City	Dec 2025	€545,000	19 m
12 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway	Dec 2025	€465,000	43 m
20 Galway Bay Apartments, Salthill, Galway	Oct 2025	€420,000	43 m
3 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway	Dec 2025	€255,000	43 m
22 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway	Oct 2025	€415,000	43 m
Apt 14 Galway Bay Apts, Salthill, Galway	Dec 2025	€330,000	43 m
21 Pointe Boise, 107 109 Upper Salthill, Galway	Mar 2025	€292,500	64 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 received8 June 2018
Further information requested1 August 2018
Further information received18 January 2019
Decision due14 February 2019
Decision issued14 February 2019
Grant issued17 May 2019
Permission expiry16 May 2024

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