GrantedInfrastructureDecided 18 February 2021

ESB's existing Salthill 110kV Substation, Junction of Rahoon Road, and Seamus Quirke Road

Addition of a new platform for antennas and dishes on an existing mast in Salthill.

20356 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2020

Reference: 20356
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 December 2020

Summary

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The development consists of adding a new platform to accommodate new antennae and dishes. This will be installed on the existing 'five lamps' telecommunication structure within the ESB Salthill substation compound.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of for the addition of a new platform to accommodate new antennae and dishes on the existing 'five lamps' telecommunication structure within the existing walled compound

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Industry and Related UsesSI

“To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses”

National zoning type: General industry

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Roma 2, Oakley Crescent, Highfield Park	Oct 2025	€490,000	72 m
187 Gleann Dara, Bishop Odonnell Rd, Galway	Feb 2025	€315,000	182 m
18 Rockmount Rd, Highfield Park, Galway	Apr 2025	€492,500	202 m
8 Gleann Dara, Rahoon, Galway	Oct 2025	€370,000	213 m
33 Glen Dara, Bishop Odonnell Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€391,000	231 m
12 Glen Dara, Bishop Odonnell Rd, Galway	Jan 2025	€350,000	241 m
76 Gleann Dara, Bishop Odonnell Rd, Rahoon	Mar 2026	€253,000	273 m
42 Glendara, Bishop Odonnell Rd, Rahoon	May 2025	€366,000	288 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received22 December 2020
Decision due24 February 2021
Decision issued18 February 2021
Grant issued24 March 2021
Permission expiry23 March 2026

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