No 8 Pollnarooma West, Salthill, Galway
Retention permission for a garage conversion to a home office/gym and other house alterations in Salthill.
20314 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 December 2020
- Reference
- 20314
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the conversion of a separate domestic garage into a home office and gym. It also includes retaining the conversion of the original garage into a sitting room and an enlarged window on the south side of the house.
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 for development which will consist of a) retention of separate domestic garage and conversion of the garage to a home office/ gym, b) retention of conversion of original garage to a sitting room, c) retention of enlarged window to south side elevation of the house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Cashel Court, Knocknacarra, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €343,000 | 36 m |
| O Cor Mariae, 4 Pollnarooma West, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €1,350,000 | 65 m |
| 1 Carragh Court, Knocknacarra Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 107 m |
| 3 Knockacarra Road, Knockacarra, Galway | Oct 2025 | €990,000 | 140 m |
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €266,698 | 196 m |
| The Bungalow, 4 Knocknacarra Road, Galway | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 196 m |
| Units 82-89 Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road, Rahoon Galwayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €2,632,708 | 279 m |
| 56 and 61-73 (incl) Tobar Shéamais, An Tobar Letteragh Road Rahoon, Galway County Galwayprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €5,295,154 | 279 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 received2 December 2020
- Decision due4 February 2021
- Decision issued4 February 2021
- Grant issued23 March 2021
- Permission expiry22 March 2026
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