23 Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill, Galway
Conversion of a former convent into a single family home with renovations and a rear extension in Salthill.
20319 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 December 2020
- Reference
- 20319
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 386 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a two-storey convent with attic rooms into a single 5-bedroom family home. Works include internal layout changes, front and side elevation alterations, replacement of dormers, and partial demolition of a rear extension to be replaced with a flat-roofed extension.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of change of use from existing two storey with attic rooms convent to residential single dwelling house along with building renovation works. The proposed renovation works include the following: (1) changes to the internal layout from a 10 bedroom over two stories and attic convent to a 5-bedroom single family dwelling. (2) changes to front elevation to include removal of porch, bay window and first floor balcony to be replaced with a single storey/flat roofed living room projection and canopy over main entrance. (3) changes to side elevations to include closing up of existing window openings and creation of new window openings with all new first floor windows to have frosted glass. (4) replacement of existing roof dormers, one at the front and two at the rear with new dormers along with a new slate roof finish to replace existing roof concrete tiles. (5) partial demolition of existing rear single storey extension and conservatory along with the pitched roof to be replaced with a flat roofed single storey extension
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Dec 2025 | €875,000 | 132 m |
| Apt.3 - An Gaileara�, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 134 m |
| 2 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €871,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 3, 200 Upper Salthill, Galway | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 153 m |
| 178 Upper Salthill, Galway City, County Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 159 m |
| 1 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 161 m |
| 7 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 161 m |
| 168 Upr Salthill, Galway, Galway | Feb 2025 | €995,000 | 191 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 received4 December 2020
- Decision due6 February 2021
- Decision issued29 January 2021
- Grant issued9 March 2021
- Permission expiry8 March 2026
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