2 3 and 4 Knocknacarra, (R336), Salthill
Demolition of a petrol station and houses for a new 17-apartment mixed-use building in Salthill.
20101 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 April 2020
- Reference
- 20101
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 April 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 84.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing petrol service station, shop, and sub-standard houses. In their place, a new three-storey building with a penthouse level will be built, containing 17 apartments, a ground-floor commercial office, and basement parking.
- 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 is sought for the development which will consist of the demolition of existing petrol service station, shop and associated tanks, and sub-standard dwelling houses with site frontage on to bruach na mara, and for construction of new mixed use development to include: (1) 17 no. Apartments in a 3 storey building with penthouse level, comprising 15 no. 2 bedroom units, 1 no. 1 bedroom unit and 1 no. 3 bedroom unit; (2) provision of 1 no. Commercial office unit at ground floor level; (3) consolidation of 4 no. Existing entrances into 1 no. Access/entrance point to basement level; (4) car parking and refuse storage at basement level; (5) hard and soft landscaping, bicycle parking, boundary treatments, site services and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €266,698 | 42 m |
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 42 m |
| Units 82-89 Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road, Rahoon Galwayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €2,632,708 | 93 m |
| 56 and 61-73 (incl) Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road Rahoon, Galway County Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €5,295,154 | 93 m |
| 1 Carragh Court, Knocknacarra Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 113 m |
| 3 Knockacarra Road, Knockacarra, Galway | Oct 2025 | €990,000 | 113 m |
| 29 Cashel Court, Knocknacarra, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €343,000 | 186 m |
| Aishling, Gentian Hill, Knocknacarra | Apr 2026 | €755,000 | 223 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 received17 April 2020
- Further information requested16 July 2020
- Further information received23 April 2021
- Decision due6 June 2021
- Decision issued3 June 2021
- Grant issued1 November 2021
- Appeal submitted25 June 2021
- Appeal decided1 November 2021
- Permission expiry31 October 2026
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