Silverstrand Service Station, Barna Road, Galway
Installation of two overground bunded oil storage tanks at an existing service station.
20312 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 December 2020
- Reference
- 20312
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the installation of two overground bunded oil storage tanks to the rear of the existing shop. These tanks will connect to the existing oil dispensing pumps in the forecourt.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of the location of two no, overground bunded oil storage tanks to rear of existing shop, with connection to existing oil dispensing pumps in forecourt
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Woodbury, Barna House Demenese, Galway | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 111 m |
| 12 Seabury, Barna Demesne, Galwayprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 163 m |
| 4 Gleann Na Coille, Barna Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €625,000 | 205 m |
| 25 Gleann Na Coille, Barna, Co Galway | May 2025 | €480,000 | 246 m |
| 73 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 355 m |
| 74 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 359 m |
| 97 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Jun 2026 | €455,000 | 433 m |
| 105 Liosmor, Cappagh Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €570,000 | 498 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 received2 December 2020
- Further information requested3 February 2021
- Further information received16 April 2021
- Decision due10 June 2021
- Decision issued10 June 2021
- Grant issued16 July 2021
- Permission expiry15 July 2026
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