Beach Avenue & Quincentennial Drive, Salthill, Galway
Demolition of eight apartments to build a new 19-unit short-term letting apartment block in Salthill.
19378 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 December 2019
- Reference
- 19378
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of two existing two-storey blocks containing eight apartments. In their place, a new four-to-five storey apartment block will be constructed to accommodate 19 short-term letting units, complete with parking, bike storage, and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 19
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the development which will consist of (1)demolition of the existing 2 no. Two storey blocks, with pitched roofs consisting of the 8 no. "galway marine view" apartments, and (2) redevelopment of the proposed site to accommodate an infill apartment complex, to provide for short term letting, including; - construction of a single building block, 4-5 storeys in height with a monopitch roof design, - the proposed development will accommodate 19 no. Apartments for short term letting, - this will comprise of 17 no. Two bed apartment units, 1 no. Three bed apartment unit and 1 no. One bed apartment unit, together with associated balconies, - revised vehicular access arrangements onto quincentennial drive , - revised surface level car parking arrangement to the front, facing quincentennial drive, - refuse compound/ bike storage shed, - site landscaping and communal open space area, - revised boundary treatments and revised access arrangements for pedestrians, wheelchairs and cyclists and associated bicycle parking, - provision of ancillary works and connection to existing foul sewer network and public mains, together with all other site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for recreational and amenity uses”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Croit Na Mara, Salthill, Galway City | Dec 2025 | €545,000 | 60 m |
| 10 Croit Na Mara, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill | Aug 2025 | €600,000 | 60 m |
| 35 Carraigh Palmer, Salthill, Galway | Nov 2025 | €330,000 | 64 m |
| 14 Carraig Palmer, Quincentennial Dr, Salthill | Jan 2026 | €292,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 3, 200 Upper Salthill, Galway | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 100 m |
| 20 Galway Bay Apartments, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €420,000 | 114 m |
| 22 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €415,000 | 114 m |
| 12 Galway Bay Apts, Upper Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €465,000 | 114 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 received23 December 2019
- Further information requested24 February 2020
- Further information received10 July 2020
- Decision due6 August 2020
- Decision issued29 July 2020
- Appeal submitted24 August 2020
- Appeal decided12 January 2021
- Permission expiry11 January 2026
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